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Highland cattle

British  

noun

  1. a breed of cattle with shaggy hair, usually reddish-brown in colour, and long horns

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It is a working estate, including grouse moors, forestry and farmland, as well as managed herds of deer, Highland cattle, and ponies.

From BBC • Sep. 8, 2022

The North Trail has around 30 animals including bison, reindeer, bobcat, Scottish Highland cattle, wolves, goats, sheep, otters, camels, owls, eagles, tortoises, black-footed ferrets, prairie dogs and others.

From Washington Times • Aug. 24, 2020

That afternoon, we meet our first Highland cattle, a dozen or so of which graze in fields behind Braemore Square Country House, our bed-and-breakfast.

From Washington Post • Oct. 19, 2017

Old MacDonald’s Farm 2.0: The menagerie of farm animals includes Scottish Highland cattle and guinea fowl.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 30, 2015

Stewart of Duntalloch swings his stalwart form into our carriage—a noted breeder of Highland cattle and as fine a specimen of a Highlander as can be seen from Reay to Pitlochrie.

From Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places by Forbes, Archibald