One of the baby Highland cows is the 100th to be born at Wicken Fen!
A group of Konik pony foals brought into a nature reserve to help create habitats for other species have been named after horses in film and TV.
The ponies are distinctive as stallions can sometimes be seen rearing up on their hind legs and sparring with each other in a display of dominance during the foaling season.More than 200 foals have been born on the National Trust’s Wicken Fen reserve in Cambridgeshire since breeding started in 2003. A National Trust spokesman said it was not possible to manage the expanding reserve using traditional methods of man and machinery, and so the animals were brought in to help.
“The Konik pony is a hardy breed originating from eastern Europe and ideally suited to our type of lowland landscape. The Highland cattle originate from the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, they are tough and robust with a placid nature.”The effects the animals have on developing vegetation vary according to their feeding behaviour.
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