bovids

As if having their cattle afflicted by TB wasn't bad enough, it seems the monks of Skanda Vale are now suffering from an outbreak of human dementia, as some of them are comparing their slaughtered bovids to the victims of the Holocaust:

Archive 2007-08-01 2007

The coolest thing bovids got going on is some fuzziness and contrasting colors.

More hyena pics Sarah Werning 2007

After all, cow genes are currently spreading through wild bovids without the help of a secret army of artificial inseminators!

Where's the ID Research? - The Panda's Thumb 2006

The supposition is, as I understand it, is that domestication of milk-bearing animals (probably first sheep and goats, then later bovids) was part of the cultural toolkit that accompanied the Indo-European speakers as they spread into Europe, and this availability of an ongoing (secondary) supply of milk products likewise favored the spread of lactose tolerance among adults. c

Breast beginnings - The Panda's Thumb 2006

After all, cow genes are currently spreading through wild bovids without the help of a secret army of artificial inseminators!

Where's the ID Research? - The Panda's Thumb 2006

Others have not e.g. most carnivores, rodents, bovids, etc.

Fun with Hominin Cranial Capacity Datasets (and Excel), Part 2 - The Panda's Thumb 2006

The Camel The camel family is fairly far removed from both the bovids and ovicaprids, and may have developed the habit of rumination independently during its early evolution in North America.

On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

The Camel The camel family is fairly far removed from both the bovids and ovicaprids, and may have developed the habit of rumination independently during its early evolution in North America.

On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

Experiences with other wild bovids suggests that captivity and captive breeding should be no problem.

6 Wild Banteng 1983

In common with other wild bovids, gaurs habitually visit mineral licks, which appear to be necessary to their habitat and influence the herd's movements.

6 Wild Banteng 1983