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As the Black Summer megafires neared, people rallied to save wildlife and domestic animals. But it came at a real costThese people spontaneously organized themselves to care for thousands of domesticated, farm and wild animals, from evacuating them from fire zones to giving them shelter, food, water and health care.
It took thousands of years to develop the world's extraordinary range of domesticated farm animals—an estimated 8,800 livestock breeds across 38 farmed species. But this diversity is dwindling fast.
This story appears in the March 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine. "Hello! How are you doing?" Lyudmila Trut says, reaching down to unlatch the door of a wire cage labeled "Mavrik.
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Arizona Senate passes bill that will crackdown on domestic animal crueltyArizona's Senate passed SB 1234, a bill that aims to crackdown on animal cruelty, on March 17. If the bill becomes law, it'll ...
In the book, Zaleski introduces readers to some of the sanctuary's most memorable animals. Many of the rescues — a mix of farm, wild and domestic species like pigs, dogs, goats, horses ...
Perhaps the most puzzling question Jared Diamond encounters as he investigates animal domestication is ... Why did they never farm the hippo? The elephant? Or the giant wildebeest?
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