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Ankole-Watusi

The Ankole-Watusi is a breed of cattle known for its enormous horns, developed in the United States in the twentieth century from long-horned Sanga cattle of east-central Africa. Its ancestors include the Ankole cattle of the Bahima herders of Nkore in Uganda and the long-horned cattle of Rwanda and Burundi. In Nkore itself the long-horned herds were the chief measure of wealth and status and the basis of the Bahima diet of milk and butter.

Ankole-Watusi
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Ankole-Watusi. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ankole-watusi
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“Ankole-Watusi.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ankole-watusi. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Ankole-Watusi.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ankole-watusi.
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