With its long,
shaggy white
coat, the Scotch Highland
cattle breed is quite hard to
misidentify. The
thick,
long hair allows the
breed to winter outdoors comfortably, although, as one might expect, it makes them rather
unsuited to
warmer
climates.
The appearance of the Scotch Highland is probably its most distinctive attribute: while it is a consistently solid beef breed, it is not distinguished by any remarkable characteristics. In essence, it is equivalent to other Scottish cattle, but with a thicker coat (which makes them look rather like enormous terriers).
This node is part of Tem42's list of cattle breeds, entitled, simply, cattle.