The yak is a close relative of the water buffalo and the American bison. These lumbering beasts inhabit the alpine
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Water buffalo originally hail from southern Asia. Various species of these bovines have been distributed all over the world. Their wild numbers are bleak though and declining. Wild water buffalo
Since around 10,000 – 14,000 B.C., the goat has been a commonly kept animal. They can be found all over the world, sans Antarctica. Goats have had a long standing value as milk and
From their big brown eyes, to their famous udders, to the chewing of their cud; it’s the domestic cow. Cows are not just for meat and dairy products you get at the grocery store. In
Slowly lumbering its way into today’s article is the eland. The eland is the largest and slowest antelope. You can find these beasts on the open plains, sub-desert, savanna, and
Echidnas, also known as spiny anteaters, are very interesting critters. They are similar to the platypus, as far as being odd. They hail from Australia, Tasmania, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. Echidnas are mammals but they also lay eggs. The echidna has spines like a porcupine, a beak like a […]