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  • 29
    May
    2013
    12:49pm, EDT

    Israeli cowboys find home on the firing range in Golan Heights

    Nir Elias / Reuters

    Amit, an Israeli cowboy, treats his horse after working with cattle on a ranch just outside Moshav Yonatan, a collective farming community, about a mile south of the ceasefire line between Israel and Syria in the Golan Heights.

    Nir Elias / Reuters

    Amit, left, and Alon unload their horses after working with cattle in the early morning.

    By Reuters

    A mile south of the tense frontier between Israel and Syria, a volcanic rocky plateau on the Golan Heights is home to an unlikely double act: cowboys and soldiers.

    A group of Israeli cowboys have been raising cattle on a 10,000 acre ranch here for some 35 years. Half of their land is taken up by the Israeli military, who use it as a live-fire training zone. Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria in the 1967 Six-Day War and annexed the territory in 1981, a move not recognized internationally.

    Read about photographer Nir Elias' encounter with the Golan Heights cowboys on Reuters' Photographers Blog.

    Nir Elias / Reuters

    Nadav, right, the chief cowboy of the Yonatan herd, walks next to Israeli soldiers on a ranch just outside Moshav Yonatan.

    Nir Elias / Reuters

    Nadav tends cattle on the ranch.

    Nir Elias / Reuters

    Alon pushes cattle into their pen in the early morning.

    Nir Elias / Reuters

    Amit, left, and Alon get ready for work in the early morning.

    Editor's note: Pictures taken on May 2 and May 21, 2013 and made available to NBC News today. 

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  • 21
    Nov
    2012
    3:26pm, EST

    In the market for a camel? Pushkar fair has up to 20,000 animals for sale & trade

    Kevin Frayer / AP

    An Indian camel herder leads his herd at the annual camel & livestock fair in Pushkar, India., on Nov. 20.

    Roberto Schmidt / AFP - Getty Images

    An owner ties a string of bells to the foot of his camel to make it more appealing for sale at the camel fair grounds on Nov. 21.

     

    The annual five-day camel and livestock fair in Pushkar, India, is one of the world's largest camel fairs and, in addition to the buying and selling of livestock, it has become an important tourist attraction. According to the fair's website, up to 20,000 camels, horses & cattle will be at the event.

    Editor's note: All images made available Nov. 21.

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    Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP

    Indian camel herders walk with their herd as they arrive to sell their camels at the fair on Nov. 21.

    Kevin Frayer / AP

    Indian camel herders sit next to their herd on Nov. 20.

    Lam Yik Fei / Getty Images

    Two boys walk past camels at the fair on Nov. 21.

    Kevin Frayer / AP

    An Indian camel herder pulls a reluctant camel at the fair on Nov. 20.

    Roberto Schmidt / AFP - Getty Images

    A group of camel traders sit around a fire in the early morning hours at the camel fair grounds on the outskirts of Pushkar on Nov. 21, 2012.

    Kevin Frayer / AP

    An Indian man rides a camel as he pursues another during a camel race at the fair on Nov. 21.

    Related content on PhotoBlog: 
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    10 comments

    Now that guy is a true salesman. Who wouldn't want to buy a camel with all the BELLS and whistles. So much better than the base model.

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  • 3
    Oct
    2012
    10:10am, EDT

    Don't rock the boat: Bavarian cattle cross glassy lake for fall pasture

    Michael Dalder / Reuters

    Bavarian farmers transport their cows on a boat over the picturesque Lake Koenigssee early Oct. 3. Before the winter season approaches, the farmers have to drive their cattle down from their Alpine meadows to a narrow valley that can only be reached by boat.

    Matthias Schrader / AP

    A Bavarian herdsmen leads his beasts on a path to a boat that carry them across Lake Koenigssee near Berchtesgaden, southern Germany, Oct. 3. The trip by boat is the only way to bring the cattle from their remote summer mountain-pastures back to their homestead.

    Matthias Schrader / AP

    Bavarian herdsmen drive their cattle onto a boat that carries them across Lake Koenigssee near Berchtesgaden, southern Germany, Oct. 3.

    Matthias Schrader / AP

    Bavarian mountain farmers pass the chapel of St. Bartholomae on the lake Koenigssee while returning their cattle from summer pastures near Berchtesgaden, southern Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012. The trip by boat is the only way to bring the cattle from their remote summer mountain-pastures back to their homestead.

    Michael Dalder / Reuters

    Bavarian farmers transport their cows on a boat over the picturesque Lake Koenigssee early morning on Oct. 3.

    PhotoBlog: Bavarian herders drive their cattle down from Alpine summer pastures

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  • 11
    Sep
    2012
    6:28am, EDT

    Bavarian herders drive their cattle down from Alpine summer pastures

    Matthias Schrader / AP

    A young Bavarian herdswoman drives her beasts through the landscape during the return of the cattle from the summer pastures in the mountains near Bad Hindelang, southern Germany, on Sept. 11, 2012. At the end of the summer season, farmers move their herds down from the Alps to the winter pastures in the valley.

    Matthias Schrader / AP

    Herdsmen rest during the return of the cattle from the summer pastures.

    Matthias Schrader / AP

    A young herdswoman watches over the cattle.

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  • 25
    Nov
    2011
    9:10pm, EST

    Cattle banditry threatens peace in young country of South Sudan

    Cattle raids are not new in South Sudan. But with a gun surplus left behind by two decades of civil war with Sudan, the raids are more violent, adding fuel to long-standing economic and ethnic rivalries in the herding communities. South Sudan officially became Africa's 54th nation in July, but the young country continues to struggle with internal violence.

    Tony Karumba / AFP - Getty Images

    A herdsman from the Dinka tribe is pictured at a cattle-camp near south Sudan's central town of Rumbek.

    BBC News describes the importance of cattle to the South Sudanese culture:

    In many South Sudanese communities the cow is incredibly important.

    It is a source of personal wealth, and young men cannot get married without paying a dowry of cows.

    So, in what are very poor communities, cattle raiding has become a way of life for some.

    To make matters worse, automatic weapons are everywhere, following decades of civil war.

    In the past, cattle raids caused relatively few casualties. Now the guns boom, and scores or even hundreds die in a day - creating a commensurate desire for revenge. 

    Tony Karumba / AFP - Getty Images

    A herdsman stands among his cattle at a cattle-camp near south Sudan's central town of Rumbek on Nov. 13. One of Africa's longest-running wars left this land in ruins and battling a bitter legacy that threatens prospects for peace -- a stockpile of weapons spurring cattle raids and banditry.

    See more about Sudan's split into two countries

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    This makes for good local news if you live in the sudan and raise cattle. The rest of the world could give a sh_t less. TMI.

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  • 11
    Aug
    2011
    5:30pm, EDT

    Darron Cummings / AP

    Payton Doub of Danville, Ind., rest after brushing the cattle that were shown at the Indiana State Fair in Indianapolis, Thursday, Aug. 11.

    Girl, cows take a nap at Indiana State Fair

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  • 17
    Apr
    2011
    10:23pm, EDT

    Charlie Riedel / AP

    Jim Hoy, of Cassoday, Kan, left, and his son Johs Hoy watch prairie grasses burn on the younger Hoy's Flying W Ranch near Clements, Kan., Saturday, April 16. Ranchers in the Kansas Flint Hills burn the prairie grasses every spring to help renew the pastures for cattle grazing.

    Ranchers renew pastures in Kansas with the help of a little fire

    By Katie Cannon, Senior Multimedia Editor

    Proof to all of you out there who claim Kansas is totally flat. :)

    1 comment

    what about the other animals that rely on praire graases..like ground nesting birds...guess they just got wiped out on those lands.

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  • 12
    Apr
    2011
    4:55pm, EDT

    Texas wildfire puts the heat on cattle

    Alberto Tomas / bigbendnow.com via AP

    A heard of cattle run from a wildfire near Marfa, Texas, on Saturday, April 9.

    By Elena Grothe

    I was struck by the content in this frame shot over the weekend, having spent many a family vacation road tripping to Marfa and the Big Bend area in far West Texas.

    Read the latest on the Texas blaze that's still being battled here: One Texas fire contained, but another still wild

    At least one firefighter is in critical condition after battling the blazes in the state's Panhandle. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports.

    2 comments

    This drought has been horrific and abysmal!!!! I have had to reduce my angus herd from 129 cows to 76. Most of them went to slaughter. Some of my neighbors have had to sell all of their livestock. Very devastating. Most of my tanks (ponds) dried up and all the fish died.

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  • 13
    Jan
    2011
    1:07pm, EST

    Jacqueline Larma / AP

    Cattle walk across a snow-covered field at a farm in Gap, Pa., on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011.

    Cattle graze on snow-covered field in Pennsylvania

    By Mish Whalen

    I like the use of negative space. Beautiful lighting, pretty sky. It's simple yet eye-catching.

    12 comments

    Thanks for that, it's good to be appreciated! Are you all friends on The Outside? What's movie night? As for what's new, I've been busy trying to find meaningful work and just getting by while scheming on crazy ideas that involve photography, travel and wine, after all, who's going to hire a long  …

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  • 16
    Dec
    2010
    10:33am, EST

    Biswaranjan Rout / AP

    An Indian village boy returns with his cattle at sunset on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, India on Thursday, Dec.16, 2010. A piece of bamboo is seen hung from the neck of one of the cattle to prevent it from running away.

    Indian village boy with his cattle in India

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  • 27
    Oct
    2010
    10:27am, EDT

    Danny Vowell / Kentucky New Era via AP

    A line of cattle walks through a foggy field on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010 near Hopkinsville, Ky. Storms passed through the area on Tuesday, bringing cooler temperatures and allowing fog to form in low lying areas.

    Early morning fog in Kentucky

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    You nailed it! Stunning!!

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