Watusi Cattle

Native to Africa and domesticated in the Nile valley, their ancestry dates back to more than 6,000 years ago. Known as the Egyptian Longhorn after migrating to Africa, they were then interbred with India Longhorn Zebu to produce the Sanga. In Rwanda and Bruundi the Sanga became the Watusi. In their homelands they are considered sacred animals. They supply milk but are rarely used as a meat source since an owners wealth is determined by the amount of cattle he owns. Watusi were imported into Germany, Sweden and England in the early 1900's and then into the United States in the 1920's and 1930's. They are a medium size cattle with long symmetrical horns that can measure up to 8 ft. across when fully developed. Since they developed in harsh, dry climates with extreme temperatures, they adapted by using their long horns as radiators which were able to cool the blood in the rest of their body.