Ayrshire Farm had a great surprise this week with the birth of this Scottish Highland calf, the 17th born to a 19-year-old cow (the equivalent of 110 in cow years.)

The average dairy cow gives birth to only 1.5 calves in a lifetime. The average beef cow lives only 9 or 10 years and has an average of 7 or 8 calves.

This extraordinary arrival was apparently the result of a secret rendezvous with a Scottish Highland bull. No one at Ayrshire Farm knew she was pregnant until last week. Both mom and baby are doing well.