Posted on 6/21/2017
There’s a new kid—er, bull—on the block. He’s a rare English longhorn nicknamed “Little Roundabout” for his penchant for wandering around looking for an udder to nurse on at his home at Conner Prairie, a living history site in Fishers, Indiana. The bull that was born in late March, and besides being incredibly cute, he also has quite the origin story.
First, you have to understand that English Longhorns are very rare—there are only 40 in the United States, and the herd at Conner Prairie, an 850-acre park that includes breeding herds of rare livestock, is home the second largest in the nation—it now numbers 11 head, thanks to the newborn bull. (The other herd is at Bayshore Kennel and Farm, in Virginia.)
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