At Life with Pigs Farm Sanctuary, a sheep named Huckleberry is constantly trying to protect his backside because his friend, ...

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When we think about intelligent animals, farm species aren't usually the first to spring to mind. We may picture tool-using primates or puzzle-solving crows. But my recent research suggests that sheep ...

While sheep and goats share a common ancestry and are both farmed for meat, milk, and fiber, they exhibit distinct differences in appearance, temperament, and care. Sheep are calm grazers suited for ...

Sheep (Ovis aries) have woolly coats and strong flocking instincts. Goats (Capra aegagrus hircus) are independent browsers with hair coats. Sheep graze on grass; goats browse on leaves and shrubs.

Months before the first snow beckons skiers, sheep and goats are hitting the slopes in Vermont. Dozens of animals have been mowing down overgrown vegetation at Jay Peak near the Canadian border.

Melissa Breyer was Treehugger’s senior editorial director before moving to Martha Stewart. Her writing and photography have been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, National Geographic, ...

Goats are among the smartest creatures in the farmyard, research suggests. In the first study of its kind, experts from the ...