The Minnesota Zoo decided to stop breeding musk oxen and not welcome any new herd members due to the state's increasing temperatures around a decade ago Nicholas Rice is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE ...

FAIRBANKS, Alaska - The Arctic is a difficult place to live, but several species of animals have made it their home for thousands of years. Today, researchers are studying those animals to see how ...

BEIJING — Under pressure from international animal rights groups, the Chinese government has drafted regulations to prohibit the feeding of large mammals — such as live cows, pigs and sheep — to ...

Students guide the oxen Bill and Lou, pulling a mower in healthier days (Green Mountain College image). A couple of years ago, I visited Green Mountain College and toured the Vermont college’s ...

The Historical Bond Between Farmers and Oxen The relationship between oxen and farmers in India goes back thousands of years.

If the thought of eating horse meat makes you queasy, what about strong, sturdy oxen? A small Vermont college that emphasizes sustainable living will soon slaughter two beloved campus residents: Bill ...

Over the last five months, multiple sled dogs in Nome were attacked by musk oxen in at least four separate incidents. In October, one of the attacks resulted in the death of a dog, and now, people in ...

Animals like chickens, goats and potentially even oxen could come to Wilmingtonians' emotional rescue if a city councilman's new pet project becomes law. City residents could find consolation in ...

Scientists wondered whether animals living above the Arctic Circle had the same circadian rhythms as the rest of us. By Veronique Greenwood In the distant reaches of northeastern Greenland, musk oxen ...

At the dining halls of Green Mountain College in Vermont, one long-term goal is to offer meat only from animals raised and slaughtered in a humane way. Thirty percent of the student body is vegan or ...

Bill and Lou, two oxen who worked selflessly for Green Mountain College (GMC) and who were condemned to death because they could no longer work, have attracted worldwide attention because of their ...