Beauty of the beasts: Swiss cows fight to be queen...

Furie and Cigale eye each other warily, take a step forward and lock horns. 

It's an ancient ritual, one that plays out each summer high in the Swiss Alps, as cows battle to be queen and villagers come to watch. 

Judges record every fight as spectators sit on the surrounding mountainside, sipping local wines and cheering their family herd. But it is the cows who choose who to fight and who will reign supreme at the end of the season. More...

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