The history of the miniature zebu goes back thousands of years, finding it roots off the coast of Southern India on an archipelago. This climate allowed the breed to develop a higher heat tolerance and insect resistance in comparison to most European cattle breeds. Their highly active sub-dermal twitching muscles and sweat glands are behind these characteristics. Their origin is important to understanding how they became the miniature size they are today. Being small in structure is beneficial when living on an archipelago, or group of islands. The closed environment can lead to interbreeding, causing a well-known side effect of stunted growth. This natural process is much different than the current system of creating miniature livestock that requires selective breeding down from larger fu