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Ankole-Watusi Cattle

            The large, distinctive horns of the Ankole-Watusi, a breed of cattle originally native to Africa, can reach up to 8 feet from tip to tip.  These cattle are modern descendants of the Sanga breed which can be traced back 4000 years.  Those that are found in Uganda are known as the Ankole and, in Rwanda and Burundi, the Tutsi tribe's Sanga variety is called the Watusi.  Traditionally they were considered sacred.  They supplied milk to their owners but were only rarely used for meat production since an owner's wealth was counted in live animals.  

The Watusi first arrived in America in the 1960's.  Two young bulls, born in Scandinavia, were imported in an effort between the Copenhagen Zoo in Denmark and the Catskill Game Farm of Catskill, New York.  A female came later from the Alberta Game Farm at Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.  The female gave birth to a heifer calf in 1964.  The entire herd in the U.S. today was built from this one original cow and her daughter.

The small herd shown here was photographed at 'Safari West' in Santa Rosa, California.

Taken in: United States / California / Mark West Springs (show map)

Taken on: August 2, 2011

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Camera: Nikon D300, f/6.3, 1/320 sec, 70mm (=105mm), ISO 250 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D300
Lens:	70.0-300.0 mm f/4.0-5.6
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/320)
Focal Length:	70mm (35mm equivalent: 105mm)
ISO:	250
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Fine Weather
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Ver.1.10
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