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TOI World Desk

In 1910, New Zealand farmers abandoned cattle on a storm-battered island; after 83 years in isolation, one last cow helped save their unique bloodline

On one of the world's most isolated islands, survival is usually left to seabirds, seals and native plants. Yet for nearly a century, another unlikely resident endured harsh winds, freezing rain and a sparse diet. Their story began as a failed farming experiment and ended in a rescue mission that preserved a bloodline on the brink of extinction.

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