Rare White Buffalo Dies At Central Minn. Ranch

A rare white buffalo calf has died at a central Minnesota ranch.

 

 

 

 

AVON, Minn. (AP) - A rare white buffalo calf has died at a central Minnesota ranch.

The calf named Baby died last Friday at Countryside Buffalo Ranch in Avon.

The white heifer was born July 4th on the ranch run by Steve and Carol Sarff.

Carol Sarff says that she noticed on July 18th that the calf seemed to have injured its hip.

She and her husband put the calf in a barn where it was cooler and contacted the veterinarian.

Steve Sarff says heat causes flies to swarm around buffalo, and he suspects the calf may have been inadvertently kicked by its mother.

White buffalo are considered as rare as one in 10 million, and are viewed as a spiritual symbol by some American Indian tribes.

(KFGO file photo)

 

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