Highland Cattle

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Highland Cattle are fluffy and friendly cows with long horns! They love to roam in the hills and munch on grass.

Lebensraum: Highland pastures and grassy hills in colder regions.

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The Highland Cattle has a distinctive long, shaggy double-layered coat that comes in various colors like red, black, yellow, or brindle. It also possesses long, wide-spreading horns that curve elegantly upwards. This unique appearance makes it instantly recognizable compared to other cattle breeds.

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Highland Cattle

Kategorie

Säugetiere

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

A group of Highland cattle is called a "fold," not a herd!

Despite their impressive horns, these cattle are known for being very gentle and calm.

Highland cattle are affectionately known as "hairy coos" in Scotland!

They are one of the oldest cattle breeds, with roots going back to the 6th century.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Highland Cattle has a double-layered, shaggy coat that helps them stay warm even in harsh Scottish winters.

Highland Cattle can navigate steep, rocky hills because of their strong legs and broad hooves, helping them find food.

Highland Cattle can use their long horns to push aside deep snow or tough vegetation, helping them reach hidden grass.

Highland Cattle has a strong digestive system that helps them thrive on poor quality forage and coarse plants.

Maße und Details

Länge: 250-350 cm
Gewicht: 450-900 kg
Lebenserwartung: 15-20 Jahre
Top Speed: 24 km/h
Wurfgröße: 1
Tragzeit: 280-290 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

These hardy grazers love to munch on tough plants found in their rugged environments.

Hauptnahrung

Grass
Heather
Thistles
Rushes
Bushes

Nahrungssuche

Grazing

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

depends on

Human

Homo sapiens

for breeding and care

eats

Heather

Calluna vulgaris

a hardy diet staple

eats

Red Fescue

Festuca rubra

common grass they graze

parasitizes

Lancelet liver fluke

Dicrocoelium dendriticum

can infect cattle

Merkmale

Pelzig

Pelzig beschreibt Tiere, die eine dichte Schicht aus weichen Haaren oder Fell besitzen.

Sozial

Soziale Tiere leben in organisierten Gruppen und kooperieren, um ihr Überleben zu sichern, beispielsweise bei der Nahrungssuche, Verteidigung und Aufzucht der Jungen.

Grasland

Grasland-Lebensräume sind terrestrische Biome, die von Gräsern und krautigen Pflanzen dominiert werden und einer Vielzahl von Weidetieren als Lebensraum dienen.