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Dampierre-sur-Boutonne, France

Asinerie du Baudet du Poitou

A public center dedicated to showcasing and conserving the enormous shaggy Poitou donkey.
Caraway and candied citrus flavor the buttery sponge.
cake

Welsh Sheep-Shearing Cake Is a Forgotten Pastoral Pleasure

Cacen gneifo was a traditional gift for farmhands during wool-gathering season.
Jamie Ellis September 22, 2023
A <em>bouquiniste</em>, or traditional seller of vintage and antique books, on the bank of the Seine in Paris in August 2023.
islands

Wonder Is Everywhere: The Island of Cows, a Parisian Bookseller Revolt, and More From Around the Web

Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.
April White September 1, 2023
Spotted skunks perform impressive handstands to appear twice their size and ward off would-be predators.
science

10 Tales of the World’s Quirkiest Animals

A celebration of curious, overlooked, and misunderstood creatures.
April White August 25, 2023
The beautiful, renovated "cow chapel" at the Kruger-Rumpf winery.
architecture

The Beauty and Brilliance of Germany's 'Cow Chapels'

“The shape of the interior feels sacred, but it’s not. It’s where the cows were fed.”
Christie Dietz August 17, 2023
A herd of Hereford cattle roam a lush green pasture in Australia, home to several of the world's largest private landholdings.
maps

What Do King Charles III, the Pope, and the Canadian Inuit Have in Common?

Meet the world's largest landowners.
Frank Jacobs, Big Think August 11, 2023
Olympic Valley, California

Whiskey Creek Camp

A well-preserved sheepherding camp now lies in the heart of the Granite Chief Wilderness, in the high Sierra Nevada.
Bonfires and revelry dominate modern Beltane celebrations, but the origins of the event are more mundane.
astronomy

Beltane Is About More Than Fire and Fertility

The ancient “Celtic” start of summer is rooted in animal husbandry—and it’s not on May 1.
Gemma Tarlach April 28, 2023
The Boiling River, or <em>Shanay-timpishka</em>, in Peru was long thought to be a myth.
haunted

10 of Our Absolute Favorite Atlas Obscura Podcast Episodes

Wait'll you hear these wonders of audio storytelling.
April White April 12, 2023
All illustrations: John Mata for Atlas Obscura
farms

Puzzle Monday: Meet Some Obscure Livestock Crossword

AO Puzzles March 20, 2023
Every year in the remote reaches of northeastern Georgia, shepherds drive hundreds of sheep along a dangerous mountain trail to seasonal pastures. In May and June, shepherds make the trek up to pristine summer pastures high in the Caucasus Mountains. Then, in September and October, they drive the sheep back down to the valleys below.
art

The Stark Beauty of Tushetian Shepherds’ Journey Across Georgia’s Caucasus Mountains

These stunning photographs reveal the determination and resilience of a centuries-old way of life.
Sarah Durn March 2, 2023
An Ossabaw hog in captivity in Savannah.
islands

Saving the Hogs of Ossabaw Island

An eccentric heiress, a daring mission, and the fight for North America’s most unusual pig.
Diana Hubbell January 10, 2023
One of the Lomen brothers, standing amongst the family reindeer.
food

The Rise and Fall of Alaska's 'Reindeer King'

Carl J. Lomen used legal loopholes and Santa Claus to build his meat business.
Kirstin Fawcett December 23, 2022
Condamine Bell
Condamine, Australia

Condamine Bell

A giant version of an Australian town's claim to fame: a cowbell said to be audible from miles away.
holiday

Podcast: Trailing of the Sheep

What happens when thousands of ovids take over an Idaho town.
Whether you call it shunka warak'in, the Rocky Mountain hyena or simply the beast, a mysterious canid preyed upon livestock in Montana in the late 1880s.
cryptozoology

Beware Montana’s Shunka Warak’in, the 'Rocky Mountain Hyena'

Is one of these crafty cryptids on display in a small museum?
J.W. Ocker October 19, 2022
Inquisitive cows near Derbyshire, UK.
food

This Man Wants You to Rethink Everything You Know About Cows

It's time to change our 10,000-year relationship with cattle.
Diana Hubbell September 30, 2022
islands

Podcast: The Livestock Living at the End of the World

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team May 26, 2022