These sheep munching on grass at the University of California, Davis may seem out of place. They are not. This is an experiment pitting sheep versus lawnmower. Kiers: "Half of this field is being ...

Grazing sheep on improved pastures during winter offers an economically attractive alternative to supplementation in sage-brush steppe ecosystems. We studied diet selection and nutrition of sheep ...

In like a lion, out like a lamb. A wolf in sheep's clothing. Ruminants seem to have a hold on our collective imagination, but what exactly is the difference between them? Let's get to the bottom of ...

On Sunday, Earth Day events were happening all over the Bay Area, but one of the most unusual was in the town of Atherton, where the effort to protect the planet boiled down to a tongue-in-cheek fight ...

At first glance, sheep and goats appear quite similar; both are small, hoofed farm animals raised for their meat, milk, and fibre. However, despite sharing a common ancestry, they differ greatly in ...

In the 1960s, the state of New Mexico released a species called Aoudad. Now, both New Mexico and Texas are focused on reintroducing Big Horned Sheep. However, Aoudad, introduced from the 1940s onwards ...

Boredom may not be the best antidote for insomnia. Contrary to popular belief, the monotony of counting sheep isn’t as calming for the chronically sleep deprived as thinking about sitting on a quiet ...

Jo Scott Cannon knew early on that she was the black sheep of her family, and ironically, it had something to do with her dad’s metaphor about a cow: “I was one of six kids living in rural South ...