This excellent resource from the San Diego Zoo presents extensive information on wild cattle including details about their habitat, physical characteristics, size, diet, family life, conservation status, and fun facts.

Learn about the Great Western Cattle Trail, that was used in the 1800s, and stretched from Bandera, Texas to Dodge City Kansas.

Features a short discussion of the Australian Cattle Dog while offering statistics and details on the breed's temperament and value as a pet.

This lesson plan has students creating fences to identify with the cattle ranching era.

Read the short story "The Cattle-Dealers" by Anton Chekhov.

In this instructional activity, students role-play as cattle ranchers. They explore traditional culture and predicted economic outcomes to determine if they will sell or keep their land. They learn how raising cattle, combined with...

This article provides an account of Gustavus Swift's development of the vertically integrated cattle industry through his use of the refrigerated rail car. From Industrial Supremacy, part of Annenberg Media's Biography of America.

The Ganda are a group of people who live in the province of Buganda in Uganda. The Ganda are primarily an agricultural society; their staple crops are bananas and yams. Cotton was introduced as a market crop early in the twentieth...

The area known as Nuristan is located at the southern end of the Hindu Kush mountain range in Afghanistan. There are limited amounts of arable land in the Hindu Kush, but there are abundant amounts of pastureland well suited for...

Looks at the origins of American cowboy culture, at the lives of cowboys and at the responsibilities they had, such as herding cattle to market.

A biography on Joseph G. McCoy discusses his involvement in the cattle trade in Kansas and his development of the Abilene Trail. Also mentions some of the other aspects and accomplishments of his life.

This photo essay contains pictures and a brief description of lambs, their rearing, and procedures followed by farmers. A link to cattle, swine, and other wildlife is featured on the top of the page.

Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. First published in 1906, one short story is "Drifting North" from the book Cattle Brands: A Collection of Western Camp-Fire Stories. This story was written by Andy Adams.

Throughout history, a wide variety of items have served as money. These include gold, silver, large stone wheels, tobacco, beer, dog teeth, porpoise teeth, cattle, metal coins, paper bills, and checks. All of these types of money should...

Content of this resource about the American bison focuses on scientific information, physical characteristics, habitat, diet, behavior, breeding habits, conservation, and more.

This article reports on a recent project from a teen that found that feeding a higher quality corn to dairy cows resulted in increased milk production. Includes a list of vocabulary words.

Read the full text of "Arizona Nights" by Stewart Edward White about cattle breeders in Arizona.

Kids learn about the cowboys of the old west. Fun facts like the cattle drive, round up, the clothes they wore, and the cowboy code are all include on this site.

This site takes a very brief look at the muskox as an arctic creature. Several photographs are also provided.

The Denver Zoo features a comprehensive overview of the cape buffalo focusing on its habitat, range, adaptations, diet, physical characteristics, and more.