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    Amsterdam Island cattle were a rare feral breed of cattle (Bos taurus) that were introduced in 1871 and existed in isolation on Amsterdam Island, a small...
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    Île Amsterdam (French pronunciation: [ilamstɛʁdam]), also known as Amsterdam Island and New Amsterdam (Nouvelle-Amsterdam), is an island of the French...
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  • breeds of cattle are recognized worldwide, some of which adapted to the local climate, others which were bred by humans for specialized uses. Cattle breeds...
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    Amsterdam Island cattle, in particular, grazed on young and regenerating plants and trampled on bird eggs. Five cattle had been brought to Amsterdam in...
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    cattle are those that have been allowed to go wild. Populations exist in many parts of the world, sometimes on small islands. Some, such as Amsterdam...
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    The Amsterdam albatross or Amsterdam Island albatross, (Diomedea amsterdamensis), is a large albatross which breeds only on Amsterdam Island in the southern...
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    Fort Amsterdam was a fortification on the southern tip of Manhattan Island at the confluence of the Hudson and East rivers. The fort and the island were...
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    Tongatapu (redirect from Tongatapu Island)
    sail from Batavia on 14 August 1642. Tasman named the island "t’ Eijlandt Amsterdam" (Amsterdam Island), because of its abundance of supplies. This name is...
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    on the island to prevent the English from retaking it. The VOC only allowed cattle to roam free on Run to provide food for the other islands. It was...
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    Sumbawa (redirect from Sumbawa Island)
    grasslands are used to breed horses and cattle, as well as to hunt deer. Sumbawa has an area (including minor offshore islands) of 15,323.77 square kilometres...
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    as a large cattle ranch. At that point, Spaniards lived around Santa Barbara, Santa Ana and in the villages in the western part of the island, while the...
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    a one-day occupation of New Amsterdam on September 15, 1655, by several hundred Munsee, followed by raids on Staten Island and Pavonia. 40 colonists were...
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    Aruba (redirect from Island of Aruba)
    brought by the Dutch, later became wild on the island. Aruba essentially became a Spanish ranch, with cattle roaming freely in search of food. Despite more...
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    two autonomous territories within the Kingdom, the other being the Faroe Islands; the citizens of both territories are full citizens of Denmark. As Greenland...
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    from the World's Cold Water Islands. Amsterdam: Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-08-044656-1. Sainato, Vincenzo (2010). "Falkland Islands". In Graeme Newman; Janet...
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    types of dewormers, including dichlorvos, ivermectin, and trichlorfon. In cattle, the lesions caused by these flies can become infected by Mannheimia granulomatis...
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    from using Guisbert's Island and built a salt-works on the land, provoking outrage among Gravesend livestock herders. New Amsterdam was transferred to the...
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  • natural paint, cattle, lime and fuel. The fleet WIC under Admiral Johann van Walbeeck invaded the island in 1634 and the Spaniards on the island surrendered...
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    Plateau des Tourbières (category Île Amsterdam)
    upland region of Amsterdam Island, a small French territory in the southern Indian Ocean. Over 500 m above sea level, it contains the island's highest peaks:...
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    cattle, play an important role in the number of losses. A study in Central Australia in 2003 confirmed that dingoes only have a low impact on cattle numbers...
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    settlers. The Fosters intended to raise cattle and sheep on their newly settled land, the Hempstead Plains of Long Island. They named this place "Foster's Meadow"—a...
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    of the Plains Bison in western Canada and the introduction of European cattle farms and wheat fields dominating the land. The Indigenous peoples saw widespread...
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    Phylica arborea (category Île Amsterdam)
    various isolated islands, including the Tristan da Cunha group and Gough Island, in the South Atlantic Ocean, as well as Amsterdam Island in the southern...
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    Bonaire (redirect from Bonaire Island)
    bon-AIR, Dutch: [boːˈnɛːr(ə)] ; Papiamento: [bʊˈne̝i̯ru]) is a Caribbean island in the Leeward Antilles, and is a special municipality (officially "public...
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    oldest cattle ranch in the United States.[citation needed] In 1660, Wyandanch's widow sold all of Montauk from Napeague to the tip of the island for 100...
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    for "Greenlanders") were Norsemen that came from Iceland to settle on the Island of Greenland in the years following 986. The Grænlendingar were the first...
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  •  2009 (2009-11-30) Matt, Amy and all the kids rough it on a Utah dude ranch; Cattle-drives and a fun poker game add to the excitement, and everyone waits to...
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    for half their fare to go to Córdoba, Argentina, where they worked on a cattle ranch. With their funds virtually gone, they quit the race at the ranch...
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    nutmeg tree on the island to make it useless should the English try to re-establish trade on the island. The Dutch allowed some cattle to roam free on Run...
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    British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is part of the Leeward Islands, the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles chain of the West Indies....
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