When we think about intelligent animals, farm species aren't usually the first to spring to mind. We may picture tool-using ...

Goat vs Sheep: Tail An easy way to spot the difference between goats and sheep is to look at their tails. Goats have short tails that are usually pointing upwards unless they are scared or ill. On ...

Most of the world’s more than 2 billion sheep and goats are grazed on range in countries such as Australia and New Zealand. Farmers in the United States raised nearly 5.02 million sheep and 2.51 ...

County fairs are a little like beauty pageants for animals. The way we selectively breed goats and sheep has shaped the course of their evolution. When I moved to Minnesota from Denver ...

We may picture tool-using primates or puzzle-solving crows. But my recent research suggests that sheep, goats and alpacas – staples of the barnyard – deserve more credit. In two separate ...