My wonderful visit to Scotland encouraged me to look closer and take some photos of this astonishing, and well renowned, Highland Bull. I decided to add a dramatic background to compliment my ‘Highland Heifer’.
The Highland (Scottish Gaelic: Bò Ghàidhealach; Scots: Hielan coo) is a Scottish breed of rustic cattle. It originated in the Scottish Highlands and the Outer Hebrides islands of Scotland and has long horns and a long shaggy coat. It is a hardy breed, bred to withstand the intemperate conditions in the region.
The Highland cattle registry ("herd book") was established in 1885. This is the oldest herd book in the world, which makes them the oldest registered cattle in the world.
They have long, wide horns and long, wavy, woolly coats that are coloured red, ginger, black, dun, yellow, white, grey, "silver" (white but with a black nose and ears), or tan, and they also may be brindled.
They have an unusual double coat of hair. On the outside is the oily outer hair—the longest of any cattle breed—covering a downy undercoat. This makes them well suited to conditions in the Highlands, which have a high annual rainfall and sometimes very strong winds.
They have a docile temperament and the milk has a high butterfat content, so have traditionally been used as house cows. They are generally good-natured animals but very protective of their young.
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highland_cattle#:~:text=It%20originated%20in%20the%20Scottish%20Highlands%20and%20the,to%20withstand%20the%20intemperate%20conditions%20in%20the%20region.
