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Highland cattle

British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

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