Ancient White Park cadzow cattle
Richard Lydekker 1849 1915 English naturalist, geologist writer book London Geological Survey India vertebrate paleontology northern India Kashmir fossil mammals reptiles bird Natural History Museum Manual Palaeontology Henry Alleyne Nicholson Wild Animals of Burma Malay Tibetr biogeography biogeographical boundary Indonesia Lydekker's Line Wallacea Australia-New Guinea Royal Natural History London Frederick Warne & co 1893-94 six volume White Park also known as the Ancient White Park, the White Forest, the White Horned, the Wild White, and simply "the Park") is a rare breed of horned cattle with ancient herds preserved in Great Britain White Park is white except for its points (ears, nose, eye area, feet and hooves, and teats) which are usually black but may also be red. Its tongue should be pink with a black underside. It is a medium-size bovine with mature bulls weighing about 950 kilograms (2,100 lb)and cows weighing about 650 kilograms (1,400 lb). According to one breeder "this magnificent, ancient breed" frequently has: ...upswept lyre-shaped horns similar to Ayrshires that continue to twist as the animals age. The bulls typically have shorter horns that curve forward with age in a flat arc. The cows are quite tall and very angular (resembling Texas Longhorns in body shape)...They are extremely active and alert cattle with large flight zones that require careful handling. The cattle are aggressive grazers and calve with exceptional ease. The White Park bear resemblance to the Longhorn because the horned White Park of today is product of the mixing of other old breeds of England, as described by Hall. “The White Park is really a mixture of several breeds and includes blood from Longhorn (English, not Texas), Welsh Black and Scottish Highland. This is because it (White Park) originated when several ancient herds of white cattle were merged and in all of these (unlike Chillingham) there had been crossing with other breeds."
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