What is biogas and how is it made? After examining background information about the sources of biogas and biogas generators, class members follow the provided information and build a biogas generator that can be used in the...

What do Mike Tyson, Ellen DeGeneres, and Paul McCartney have in common? They're all famous vegetarians. Using the resource, scholars learn about the pros and cons of eating a vegetarian diet. They read a fascinating history of...

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.

This entry identifies the defining characteristics of Bos Taurus, more commonly known as the Highland Cattle.

A comprehensive list of most of the breeds of domesticated livestock that are used in the cattle industry. Brief history of their use and links to background and use of each breed.

This article surveys the cattle kingdom and cattle boom in Ellis County, Texas that started in the 1840s.

Bovidae is the mammal family that contains all the cattle, goats, sheep, antelopes and gazelles. All male bovines have horns, though some hornless domestic cattle have been bred by man. Learn more about the cattle family in this...

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

Read the story of the birth and demise of the cattle drives in Texas after the Civil War as the country expanded westward.

The American Kennel Club offers a detailed overview of the breed standards for the Australian Cattle Dog. Content includes a look at appearance, temperament, size, head, body, coat, and more.

Get to know the facts, behavior, and breeding habits of the cattle egret, a unique species of heron.

Take a look at the characteristics, range, habitat, food, reproduction, and behavior of the cattle egret.

The Encyclopedia of Life presents this in-depth overview of Domestic Cattle (Bos taurus), including their habitats, size, conservation status, and much more. Images of this species and maps of its global distribution can also be found here.

Description of the establishment and use of the Chisholm Trail for cattle drives in the mid- to late-1800s.

Discover fun facts and learn about the appearance, diet, habitat, behavior, and conservation status of the cattle egret.

Discusses the cattle drive era that occurred in the late 1800s. It gives details about the drives from Texas to the north.

Cool facts, description, range, habitat, food, behavior, reproduction, and conservation status are the topics delved into on this detailed site. In addition, you can hear the sounds of this species on this site.

Texas is famous for its cattle ranches, and all those cattle produce a lot of manure. Texans are working on projects to harness the energy in manure in various ways. Dry manure has been and continues to be burned for heating and cooking....

Gives information about the gaur, an endangered wild cattle species found in India and Malaysia.

Provides an overview of the history of the major industries of Texas, including cotton farming, the lumber industry, cattle ranching, and the oil industry.

The Fulani are found in twenty nations in a wide swath of Africa -- from Mauritania and Senegal to Sudan, Ethiopia, and Kenya. The Fulani form the largest pastoral nomadic group in the world. The Bororo'en are noted for the size of their...

The Herero are a Bantu group living today in Namibia and in the Republic of Botswana in southern Africa. The Herero speak a form of southwestern Bantu that is shared most closely by two other major groups. Cattle herding remains the...

"Baggara" as a term refers to a group of tribes that share certain cultural characteristics and claim kinship to each other and to a tribe in the Hejaz (southern Arabian Peninsula). The five main tribes of Baggara are the Messiriya,...

The history of early ranching during the westward expansion and the cattle boom from the eighteenth to the nineteenth century.