A massive fossil site in Qatar has uncovered the world’s richest sea cow bonebed and a new species, Salwasiren qatarensis.

Fossils from Qatar have revealed a small, newly identified sea cow species that lived in the Arabian Gulf more than 20 ...

TRAPPE, Md. - If you're a suburban cowboy hankering to raise a herd and short on ranch land, mini cattle may be for you. New breeds of pint-sized heifers and bulls are making it easier for small ...

Miniature cattle are exactly what they sound like: scaled-down versions of standard cattle breeds. They’re bred to be smaller in stature while still retaining the traits of their full-sized ...

Some members of the sea cow species called dugongs spend their days feasting on seagrass in the Persian Gulf. By doing so, ...

Today, the Arabian Gulf is home to manatee-like marine mammals called dugongs that shape the seafloor as they graze on ...

TRAPPE, Md. If you’re a suburban cowboy hankering to raise a herd and short on ranch land, mini cattle may be for you. New breeds of pint-sized heifers and bulls are making it easier for small farmers ...

When it comes to livestock guardians — or animals whose job it is to protect animals who live on a farm — most people think about dogs. Breeds like Great Pyrenees and Tibetan Mastiffs tend to be the ...

Meet Salwasiren qatarensis, a small, ancient sea cow species whose fossils were found in Qatar, in one of the world’s biggest marine mammal bonebeds.

As the economy slows, businesses are cutting back, including cattle farmers. They're downsizing as feed becomes more expensive. But they're not shrinking their herds. They're shrinking the cows. The ...

The reasons are many, they say. You don’t need the back 40 acres to raise these breeds; the back four will do. Mini cattle eat about a third as much as a full-sized steer, are less destructive of ...