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Strange hairless black skin cow

 
A Cow without fur [PHOTO: LEONARD KORIR/Standard]

'Leather Cow' of Trans Mara

This cow belong to farmers Jonathan and Ester Lepapa of Oloiborsoito village in Trans mara West District is now a major tourist attraction thanks to its strange hairless black skin. According to Esther in the picture ,most villagers fear it might have come from the cow might harm them. Hairless in cattle. also known as hypotrichosis, can be due to a genetic disorder , or infection by parasites like lice mites and ringworms

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