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Burnished copper-gold Brahman cattle cluster tightly around a weathered termite mound in the sun-drenched Kimberley grasslands. These robust northern Australian beef cattle, with their distinctive loose skin and prominent humps, radiate heat-adaptive resilience typical of the breed. Soft afternoon light highlights their uniform tawny coats, creating a living landscape of muscular forms against sparse dry grasses and distant eucalyptus woodland. The close-packed herd suggests recent mustering, their alert expressions and compact formation revealing generations of careful station management. Each animal displays the breed's characteristic large ears and wrinkled dewlap - evolutionary adaptations enabling survival in harsh tropical environments. The towering ochre termite mound - a natural landmark of the landscape - provides textural contrast, its complex architectural form standing as a silent sentinel amidst the living tide of cattle.