They're Not Cows, They're Coos!

It’s not uncommon to find fox in our West End neighborhood and we’ve also spotted pheasants, deer, hares, and feral goats in our travels around Scotland. But, nothing’s more fun than encountering Highland cows (pronounced “coos” by the Scots). Not surprisingly, these shaggy bovines are more common up north, but it turns out that the city of Glasgow has its own herd, which lives in a suburban park. The Highland cows are not shorn like sheep but instead are raised for their meat, and they also produce milk that’s supposed to taste like buttermilk.