Herding sheep in Egypt, 1944

https://piefed.social/c/historyphotos/p/1802814/herding-sheep-in-egypt-1944

I wish everyone a happy and healthy start into the #NewYear 2026. In my New Year's Eve post, I here report on aspects of #dog #behaviors and its relationships to humans. #Herding #dogs, for example, have the specific ability to #communicate not only with #humans but also with their grazing #livestock. H. Jeong et al. (2025) addressed the "#Genomicevidence for behavioral adaptation of herding dogs" in their study.
© #StefanFWirth 2025

Reference
https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adp4591

#Photos
© S.F. Wirth

Copper is so much fun to watch. All that "I'm supposed to be doing something, but I have no idea what, but it sure is fun" energy.

#Dogs #Herding #PuppyTraining
https://youtu.be/ka-Bc3vtzE8?si=t6EpU-FXBe0DDPRM

"Horseback Riding and Bronze Age Pastoralism in the Eurasian Steppes"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QapUGZ0ObjA

A lecture on the role of horse exploitation in the Bronze Age. Hint: #pastoralism #capitalism #classWar #religion #sacrifice #expansionism #paleoCapitalism #steppe #herding

Bibles, bullets and beef: Amazon cowboy culture at odds with Brazil’s climate goals

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2025/apr/17/bibles-bullets-and-beef-amazon-cowboy-culture-brazil-climate-goals-cop30-jbs

#Amazon #beef #meat #cowboy #cattle #pastoralism #herding #ranching #deforestation #colonialism #SettlerColonialsm #Brazil #Bible #Christianity #ManfiestDestiny #Fascism #indigenousGenocide

Donald the Duck Herder.

#Herding #Ducks #Dogs #photography

The desert makers
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zqyZhyLcKq0

#AmazonRainforest #meatIndustry #pastoralism #cattle #sheep #cows #goats #grazing #desertification #deforestation #aridification #environmentalCollapse #herding