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Feral cattle of Swona, Orkney Islands
Author(s) -
HALL S. J. G.,
MOORE G. F.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
mammal review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.574
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1365-2907
pISSN - 0305-1838
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2907.1986.tb00026.x
Subject(s) - foraging , white (mutation) , geography , ecology , population , biology , demography , biochemistry , sociology , gene
The feral cattle, currently numbering 33, which inhabit the Orkney island of Swona, are described. Their behaviour while foraging for seaweed is compared with that of sheep, and aspects of their social behaviour and population structure are compared with what has been observed among the Chillingham white cattle.