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Little Samson has no clue how rare he is

By: KentOnline reporter multimediadesk@thekmgroup.co.uk

Published: 13:04, 22 April 2009

Samson, the white highland bull. Picture: Matthew Reading
Samson, the white highland bull. Picture: Matthew Reading
Samson, the white highland bull. Picture: Matthew Reading
Samson, the white highland bull. Picture: Matthew Reading
Samson, the white highland bull. Picture: Matthew Reading
Samson, the white highland bull. Picture: Matthew Reading

He looks so soft and fluffy he could be advertising paint or toilet roll.

But Samson is no puppy, he's a highland bull - and a rare one at that.

Neither of his parents, mum Goldie and dad, Simply Red (so named because he looks a bit like singer Mick Hucknall, allegedly), are white, and he is not an albino.

The new arrival was born on Kevin Rice’s farm in Detling near Maidstone last week.

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Mr Rice said: “It is so rare to get a white highland calf, and he’s a bull so he’s even more rare."

Mr Rice is hoping to get Samson together with a white female in Devon.

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