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Thundering hooves and billowing dust mark the pulse of Australia's northern cattle country, where a massive herd of russet-hued Brahman cattle surges across the sun-baked pastoral landscape. Stockmen on horseback guide the dense mob along a dusty track, their silhouettes etched against the expansive golden grasslands and distant treeline of a Western Australian cattle station. The aerial perspective captures the raw energy of traditional mustering - a choreographed dance of livestock and skilled riders moving as one across the immense, ochre-toned terrain under a crystalline azure sky. Lean, heat-adapted Brahman cattle, with their distinctive humps and loose skin, bunch tightly together, creating a living, breathing river of beef that stretches across the undulating paddock. Sparse trees and the far horizon emphasize the remarkable scale of this agricultural operation, where generations of pastoral knowledge converge in a timeless ritual of livestock management. The scene pulses with the heat, movement, and unspoken communication between riders and cattle, embodying the robust spirit of Australian pastoral agriculture.