TODAY is Cow Appreciation Day - so let's take a moment to acknowledge Scotland's cutest ever export.
And these pictures of fluffy Highland Cows will certainly melt your heart.
The breed was developed in the Scottish Highlands and Western Isles of the country, but breeding stock has been exported to the rest of the world, especially Australia and North America, since the early 20th Century.
Highland cattle have been successfully established in many temperate countries and indeed in countries where winters are substantially colder than Scotland's such as in central Europe and Canada.
Their hair gives them protection during the cold winters and their skill in looking for food allows them to survive in steep mountain areas.
For show purposes highland cattle are sometimes groomed with oils and conditioners to give their coats an extra fluffy appearance.
This is more apparent in calves leading some outside the industry to call them fluffy cows.
So to mark Cow Appreciation Day, these cute pictures of the Highland beasts in our gallery above will be sure to put a smile on your face.
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