The Ankole-Watusi is a modern American breed of domestic cattle. It derives from the Ankole group of Sanga cattle breeds of central Africa. It is characterized by very large horns.

Some of these were brought to Germany as zoo specimens in the early twentieth century, and from there spread to other European zoos. Some were imported to the United States, and in 1960 a herd was started in New York State by cross-breeding some of them with an unrelated Canadian bull. In 2016 the total number for the breed was thought to be approximately 1500 head, some 80% of them in the United States.
The Ankole-Watusi may be several different colours but is usually red. The horns are unusually large, with a widespread and the largest circumference found in any cattle breed.

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