The Ankole is an indigenous breed of domestic cattle that is ideal suited to the unpredictable climate of East Africa.


The Ankole is an indigenous breed of domestic cattle that is ideal suited to the unpredictable climate of East Africa. Instantly recongnizable by their majestic horns the breed is being saved from extinction in a Government breeding programme in Uganda


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Location: Entebbe, Uganda
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
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