Come to Northumberland and see the rare and beautiful Chillingham Wild Cattle roaming through their natural habitat.
The Chillingham Wild Cattle can be found at Chillingham Park near Alnwick in the north of the county and are truly unique. They are natural clones and are thought to be rarer than the giant panda.
Not only are the cattle genetically identical, each one has received identical genes from its sire and its dam - unique among wild living animals.
You can see them up close as they roam through the 330 acres of Chillingham Park.
The park has spectacular views to the Cheviot Hills and you may also see fallow and roe deer, red squirrels and a fine variety of bird life.
The cattle can breed at any time and are true survivors. It is thought they have been living at the park for more than 700 years and the fierce winter of 1947 almost wiped them out entirely reducing the herd to 13.
Today there are 83 animals - looked after by a specially formed association and the thriving herd has become one of the county's best loved attractions.
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