Is an Ox related to an Oxen at all?

[Owner of a 1984 Chipata made bicycle. still going strong]

Dear Zambia,

I know cows Ok. I know damn cows. But I read about the Ox and the Oxen and I pretend I know what the damn things are but I don't. Ok, what are they? Farm animals born with a silver spoon up their ass? What??

I don't know why we simply can't keep things simple. She cows and He cows. simple. ultimately they are all beef for us to eat. That is the all-important bottomline