LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Usually when we think of storms; clouds, thunder, lighting, and rain come to mind. Professors at the University of Arkansas at Monticello are calling the recent boom in sheep ...

On the Scottish archipelago of St. Kilda, the Soay sheep may not have any natural predators, but they do have the elements to contend with: a lack of food, brutal weather that can kill off half the ...

In 1958, a man walked into the office of Professor Terry Robinson, head of animal husbandry at the University of Sydney, seeking a job. His scientific credentials were impressive, his practical ...

Soay ram on the island of Hirta, St Kilda. Image by Arpat Ozgul As the old adage goes, too much of a good thing... is an even better thing. At least, that's what a lot of animals seem to think---males ...

A new study from the University of Alberta looked at the connection between horn size and reproductive fitness in bighorn sheep, which found that female sheep with smaller horns are less ...

image: The study on the remains of animals found at the site of the Chaves cave in Huesca, led by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, obtains new data on the control of breeding and feeding of the ...

A fluctuating trade-off between reproduction and survival in a feral population of Soay sheep may resolve the age-old question of why natural selection has failed to eradicate genes for both infection ...

Cool sheep Sheep can reduce water loss by using a heat exchange system in their brain to cool down their blood, new research suggests. The animals can save up to 80 per cent of their daily water ...

A weak immune system makes an animal vulnerable to disease and parasites, but strangely, natural selection does not always weed out creatures that have what appear to be severe disadvantages, ...