7 thoughts on “Scary brown cows”

1. 

   Paul Grobler

   Tuesday, 3 May, 2011 at 23:42

   Bonsmara, perhaps?
2. 

   Paul

   Post authorTuesday, 3 May, 2011 at 23:47

   You know Paul, I debated with myself for a while but eventually decided that I wasn’t convinced that it was Bonsmara because the bulls looked so different to the cows – and because even the cows seemed to have that strange dangly skin fron their necks.

   However, after your comment, I checked again and you may in fact be correct… the colour and texture of this one’s fur looks pretty much like the ones in my pic.

   Thanks! :)
3. 

   Lunachance

   Wednesday, 4 May, 2011 at 19:58

   These look to be beef cattle (not dairy). In America we have Limousin that are lovely, red cattle. There are also red Angus cows that look similar to those in the photos. I guess that spending time in 4-H pays off in trivial matters like these :)

   Cheers,
   Lunachance
4. 

   Paul

   Post authorWednesday, 4 May, 2011 at 20:02

   Lunachance, excuse my ignorance; what’s 4-H?

   So you reckon that they’re not dairy cows then. How does one tell this? We do get some Angus Cattle in South Africa – and I guess based on this photo you may have guessed correctly!
5. 

   Jonathan Carter

   Wednesday, 4 May, 2011 at 22:11

   *double entendre*

   Personally I’ve seen much scarier cows myself!
6. 

   Lunachance

   Saturday, 7 May, 2011 at 04:42

   4-H is a youth program where youngsters participate in livestock raising and showing, sewing and quilting, various cooking programs and, more recently, raising service dogs (like guide dogs for the blind), smaller pets that can be raised in urban settings (chickens, rabbits, guinea pigs, etc), and community service. A lot of farm kids grew up in this program. Now, most of the participants are from cities.

   Lunachance
7. 

   Paul

   Post authorSunday, 8 May, 2011 at 13:18

   Ah, I see… thanks for the info Lunachance – it looks like a cool program.
   (Here’s a link to 4-H’s website).