Today’s wolves and dogs share a common ancestor. But a deeper look at their genes reveals that interbreeding since dogs were ...

Domestic and bighorn sheep will be the topic of a meeting on November 25 in Lander, including a report about the ongoing study of the interaction between the two species.

The clever, adaptable urban "trash panda" may be evolving a shorter snout — a key physical trait of pets and other ...

Raccoons have easy access to food in the form of human trash. It could be jump-starting physical and behavioral changes in ...

To cut the grass on America’s thriving solar farms, shepherds have adapted their jobs to turn massive profit by both selling ...

Greece’s brown bear population has quadrupled since the 1990s, but the celebrated conservation success is turning into a ...

Introduction: In the evolutionary context of sheep, the development of fat tails represents an adaptive survival mechanism in response to varying food availability. Despite food resource instability, ...

Thinking about getting some miniature sheep for backyard living? That’s awesome! But before you bring those fluffy friends home, let’s talk about where they’ll live. It’s not just about having a patch ...

In archaeological sites across southern France and Spain, researchers have analyzed thousands of animal teeth dating back 8,000 years. These remains, especially molars from sheep and goats, show the ...

ALBUQUERQUE — Eight Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep from the Gila National Forest have died since late December from a highly virulent disease that has potential to kill entire herds, but experts hope ...