Word: herding
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...raised an orphaned Bison, and since bison are herd animals, he always wanted to be with me. When he was a small calf I allowed him into my house, but only with close supervision. As he grew, I curtailed his house privileges, both for his safety and that of my house. Gentle-seeming or not, an adult bison is 2,000 lbs. of wild animal and sharp horns. I caution your readers to understand that bison are not pets and should be handled only by experienced people with adequate facilities...
...most queasy - the dunes are high and the incline steep - and the late afternoon camel trek, perfectly timed to watch the sun sink into the sand, shouldn't be missed. Even after a few days in the desert, you won't be ready to move on with the herd like the bedouins of yore. www.al-maha.com
Eating bison may have helped save the animals, but it does raise the danger that managed herds will become domesticated and lose their distinct bison-ness. Ranchers have a financial incentive to cull herd members who are cantankerous (as older bulls are), who break fences, who fight other bulls. But removing these animals is a form of unnatural selection: it will eventually remove wild traits from the bison gene pool, making them docile like cattle...
...class, or they come late, or they surf the Web during lectures or even sections, I’ve noticed.â€â€œCrucially, they are tired all of the time. Factors like these are not the elephant in the room. They are an entire herd of elephants, and they will trample all of us and our students to death,†Coleman said to hearty applause.One of the report’s authors, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Chair Andrew A. Biewener, agreed that potential reforms should consider the responsibility of students and professors...
...protest the treatment of the mild-mannered dairyman. In Feburary, the Amish farmer who supplies Hebron's co-op with raw milk received a warning letter from the FDA about potential interstate commerce violations. Hebron met with federal officials in Detroit on March 6th to defend the legality of herd-sharing arrangments, and is adamant about continuing his milk runs...