Battle of the Queens
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Battle of the Queens

Robert Harding

Every October, these feisty Herens cows fight each other in the otherwise sleepy Swiss village of Aproz, in an event known as the Battle of the Queens (Combats de Reines).

The cows start their fight (Thorsten Negro/Robert Harding)

Combat of queens, Swiss cow fighting, cow fighting arena Aproz, Valais, Switzerland

Cow bells, winner prizes (Thorsten Negro/Robert Harding)

Cow bells, winner prizes, Combat of queens, Swiss cow fighting, Aproz, Valais, Switzerland

Locking horns to see which cow will admit defeat (Thorsten Negro/Robert Harding)

Combat of queens, Swiss cow fighting, cow fighting arena Aproz, Valais, Switzerland

See more images from the Fight of the Queens here

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