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The West Plains Trail had originated with Native Americans, and before the ox cart traffic it connected the fur-trading posts of the Columbia Fur Company. [21] In fact, that company introduced the Red River ox cart to haul its furs and goods. It also developed the trails, and by the early 1830s, an expedition from the Selkirk settlement driving ...
Tang dynasty bronze ox A team of ten pair of oxen in Australia, 1937. Working oxen are taught to respond to the signals of the teamster, bullocky or ox-driver. The signals are given by oral command and body language, reinforced by a goad, whip or a long pole, which also serves as a measure of length (see rod). In pre-industrial times, teamsters ...
The ox market in Wedel developed into one of the most important marketplaces for cattle in northern Germany. Cattle dealers drove large trucks from all over Jutland to sell their livestock (especially oxen) here and their trade route became known as the Oxen Way. Early armies took advantage of the easy route carved by the merchants, and so it ...
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The ushi-oni (牛鬼, ox oni; ox demon), or gyūki, is a yōkai from the folklore of western Japan. [1] The folklore describes more than one kind of ushi-oni, but the depiction of a bovine-headed monster occurs in most. Ushi-oni generally appear on beaches and attack people who walk there.
A bison (pl.: bison) is a large bovine in the genus Bison (Greek: "wild ox" (bison) [1]) within the tribe Bovini.Two extant and numerous extinct species are recognised.. Of the two surviving species, the American bison, B. bison, found only in North America, is the more numerous.
The muskox (Ovibos moschatus) [a] [b] is a hoofed mammal of the family Bovidae. [8] Native to the Arctic, it is noted for its thick coat and for the strong odor emitted by males during the seasonal rut, from which its name derives.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 10 February 2025. Extinct species of large cattle Not to be confused with Bos taurus, European bison, or Oryx. Aurochs Temporal range: Middle Pleistocene–Holocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ Mounted skeleton of an aurochs bull at the National Museum of Denmark Conservation status Extinct (1627 ...