I always stop to see these

Brahman cattle on the fields. They have a greater ability to withstand heat than European cattle. They have more sweat glands, also an oily skin, thought to help pest control along with a smooth coat.

They originated in the USA i the early 1800's, some bloodlines are naturally polled, which means without horns.

[John Falconer]

Thanks. I never thought about the word “poll” before!! Great shot too. Ok!
In the Northern tropical areas of Australia we grow mixed breed Brahman cattle as well. A lot of them.

[KoalaGardens🐨]

@johnfalconer fun fact - goats can't be bred as natural polls as in goats the dominant poll gene is linked to a recessive hermaphrodite gene. so if you breed a poll to poll, you get a hermaphrodite kid.
hows that for bizarre? (I bred dairy goats for many years from the mid 80's)

[winghong_ho]

Beautiful Brahman cattle, great story about them.

[moni kozi]

Wonderful interesting looking animal.

[Kathy A]

Amazing looking animal

[Susan Wakely]

Not the prettiest of beasts but interesting information above.

[Steve Jacob]

Lovely powerful animal and an Egret to boot

[Babs]

What an impressive animal

[Beryl Lloyd]

Stunning and powerful beast , I would also stop to look at these cattle ! fav

[Mags]

Wonderful capture!

[Valerie Chesney]

Magnificent creature.

[Lou Ann]

We don’t see as many of these cattle as we used to. This is a great image.

[narayani]

They are such a weird shape!

[Pam]

What a massive beast! The little bird is very daring standing so close. Fantastic shot!

[Esther Rosenberg]

Mad looking animal. Amazing coloring. Great info.

[katy]

Wonderful picture of him. I like the gradient coloring.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

He is so interesting looking and a little intimidating. I like how you caught the little guy under him, too.

[Allison Maltese]

That is quite the beast! Nice detail in its hide, and I like the little bird underneath.

[Steve Chappell]

Very interesting, great capture

[Krista Marson]

such a curious shape

[George]

Wonderful creature and interesting comments.

[Jane Pittenger]

So fascinating

[Christina]

I don't think I've ever seen one of these before - is there some reason for there odd shape (just how big are the sweat glands?)

[LManning (Laura)]

Quite a capture!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

They sure are a strange looking animal, aren't they? Good shot!

[Bill]

What a strong looking bull. Thanks for the information.

[Diana]

@johnfalconer @wh2021 @monikozi @kjarn @wakelys @stevejacob @onewing @beryl @marlboromaam @happysnaps @louannwarren @narayani @pamalama @dutchothotmailcom @grammyn @mittens @falcon11 @swchappell @blueberry1222 @gaf005 @jgpittenger @christinav @ljmanning @olivetreeann @cwbill Thanks for the lovely comments, favs and getting it on the tp. It is very much appreciated :-)

[Diana]

@koalagardens Interesting info Katrina, I remember you telling me that you previously bred goats :-)

[Heather]

A wonderful shot of this mighty Brahman (with its little bird friend down below)! Great info, too! Fav

[bkb in the city]

Great capture

[Vesna]

Very interesting. Great photo!