At first glance, it looks like a prank. A black cow covered in white stripes could easily be mistaken for a zebra from a distance. But this unusual paint job isn’t meant to entertain visitors. It’s ...
Scientists painted black cows with white stripes to test fly deterrence. Striped cattle attracted about half as many biting ...
In the April 12 Science, Olivier Hanotte and colleagues describe efforts to define the genetic history of African cattle pastoralism, their origins and migrations (Science 2002, 296:336-339). Hanotte ...