Rocky Mountain big horn sheep. George Wuerthner. Bighorn sheep acquired their name for the large circular horns of the mature rams. They are strongly associated with mountain terrain, particularly ...

Many domestic animals can prosper in the wild despite having adapted to thousands of years in captivity. This phenomenon offers an interesting window into the process of adaptation to natural ...

Stone Age humans were raising and slaughtering domesticated sheep in Central Asia three thousand years before previously thought, new research shows. The findings suggest the Fergana Valley played an ...

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Along the Tian Shan and Alay mountain ranges of Central Asia, sheep and other domestic livestock form the core economy of contemporary life. Although it was here that the movements of their ancient ...