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If you have ever driven through the Scottish Highlands, you have probably spotted them: shaggy, ginger cattle with long horns and a fringe so thick you wonder how they see at all. Highland Cattle, often called “Heilan Coos” by locals, are one of the most recognisable symbols of Scotland. Highland cow aka Heilan Coo in […]
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