Steer too beefy to become burgers reprieved to life on farm
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November 29, 2018
LAKE PRESTON, Australia (AP) — Knickers the steer is huge on the internet — for being huge.
The black-and-white Holstein Friesian won social media fame and many proclamations of "Holy Cow!" after photos surfaced of the 194-centimeter (6-foot-4-inch) steer standing head and shoulders above a herd of brown wagyu cattle in Western Australia state.
Owner Geoff Pearson said Knickers was too heavy to go to the slaughterhouse.
"We have a high turnover of cattle, and he was lucky enough to stay behind," Pearson said.
Australian media say Knickers is believed to be the tallest steer in the country and...
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