Orphaned brumby foal adopts Brahman cow as its mother on Mount Garnet cattle station

Mount Garnet grazier Rob O’Shea recently noticed the wild foal around the cattle herd on his Tablelands property after its mother died.

It’s an unlikely pairing born out of necessity, but a Brahman cow has embraced motherhood by adopting an orphaned brumby foal on a far north Queensland cattle station.

Key points:

• A Brahman cow is rearing an orphaned brumby foal on a Queensland cattle station
• An expert says most cows would reject any attempts even by other calves to suckle
• The wild foal is set for a new home