Ancient White Park cattle came to North America during World War II, as part of a British program that evacuated national treasures to America for safekeeping. The cattle went to the Bronx Zoo and then to the King Ranch in Texas, where they were maintained as a closed herd for 40 years. The light colored, black tipped horns of this breed curve out and then up in a “u” shape. Their "white park” coat color pattern is white with black or red eye rings, ears, nose, feet, and teats. Many animals also

Let’s go calf counting! SSE stewards two herds of Ancient White Park cattle (AWPC), a rare and endangered breed which roamed the British Isles for thousands of years in isolation from other cattle breeds. The breed is best known for its distinctive white coat with colored “points” on their ears, eyes rims, muzzles, and hooves. Read more about the AWPC of Heritage Farm here: https://seedsavers.org/ancient-white-park-cattle/ #AncientWhiteParkCattle #CalvingSeason #EndangeredSpecies #NewbornCalves

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