The phrase "wild cattle" refers to cattle that live and roam freely without human ownership or control. They are not domesticated and behave similarly to wild animals in nature. Full definition
At the Lascaux Cave in France, a large bull was drawn over earlier paintings of wild cattle more than 10,000 years ago. (discovermagazine.com)
At Neolithic sites such as Çatalhöyük in Turkey, for example, archaeologists have found evidence that wild cattle bones were deposited in the foundations of mud - brick houses; the bones may be the remains of neighborhood feasts to celebrate the building of new dwellings. (sciencemag.org)
«An important way to create more self - managing ecosystems with a high level of biodiversity is to make room for large herbivores in the European landscape — and possibly reintroduce animals such as wild cattle, bison and even elephants. (sciencedaily.com)