ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SOAY
Named after Soay, an island in the St Kilda group, where they were first found.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOAY»
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Soay in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
The
Soay of our forefathers
Evacuated in 1953 - the first evacuation since St Kilda - it has since been re-occupied. This is the definitive account of this beautiful and little known island, incorporating a great deal of original research.
2
The Geology of West-Central Skye, with
Soay: Explanation Of...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Charles Thomas Clough, Alfred Harker, 2012
The island of Soay seen from Mullock Bi on Hirta. TEMPERING TEMPERATURE
C, Figure 2. Effect of tempering on hardness. The wild sheep of St Kilda These
unique long-legged relics of primitive domestic flocks provide an opportunity for ...
4
The Basking Shark in Scotland: Natural History, Fishery and ...
On the Isle of Soay, the late Tex Geddes was most hospitable, giving me access
to the site of the shark factory and recollecting many details of the heyday of the
modern fishery. My understanding of the Soay venture was greatly enhanced by
...
The ability of Soay sheep Sara Webb's article (Forum, 3 November, p 354) was
accompanied by a picture of a Soay sheep with a caption which implied that
Soay sheep were sent to the Falklands. This was misleading as no Soay sheep
were ...
Since a name was necessary, the creature was christened the Soay beast, after
Soay, an island south of Skye, in the Inner Hebrides islands, near where Geddes
and Gavin saw it. But no scientist, fisherman, or zoologist has stepped forward to
...
7
Stability in Model Populations
Soay Sheep and Red Deer We first discuss a multiyear study on Soay sheep (
Ovis aries) and red deer (Cervus elaphus) that has successfully yielded a
sophisticated understanding of population regulation (Clutton-Brock et al., 1997).
Laurence D. Mueller, Amitabh Joshi, 2000
8
Mysterious Creatures: A Guide to Cryptozoology
On September 13, 1959, Tex Geddes and James Gavin were fishing off Soay in
the Inner Hebrides, Scotland, when they saw the head and back of a huge animal
approach them until it was only 20 yards away. Its body was 4–8 feet broad at ...
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Islands of the Inner Hebrides: Gruinard Island, Iona, Small ...
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Skye and Lochalsh:
Soay, Skye, Raasay, Battle of Glen Shiel, ...
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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOAY»
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Soay is used in the context of the following news items.
St Kilda Soay sheep study reaches 30th anniversary
Their work is focussed on the feral population of Soay sheep on Hirta. Edinburgh University says the study has enabled ground-breaking discoveries about how ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
Armentières: aux Prés du Hem, les moutons de Soay font place …
Ils sont de retour sur leur petite île des Prés du Hem, les moutons de Soay. Noirs, rustiques, « très primitifs » explique Pierre Dhénin, le directeur de l'Espace ... «La Voix du Nord, Jun 15»
Neunkirchen-Seelscheid.
Noch ein wenig unbeholfen tapsen die kleinen Soay-Wildschafe über die steilen Wiesenhänge im Naturpark Kirchsiefen. Immer um diese Jahreszeit erblickt in ... «Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, Apr 15»
Soay-Schafe - Schokobraune Osterlämmchen toben im Tierpark in …
Es ist damit nicht etwa aus der Art geschlagen, sondern gehört einer besonders alten Rasse an, den Soay-Schafen. Gleich 22 im März geborene Lämmer ... «Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, Apr 15»
Secret World volunteers called to rescue stricken Soay lamb
VOLUNTEERS from a Burnham animal rescue centre were called out on a cold night last week to rescue a Soay lamb that had fallen from a high ledge in ... «This is The West Country, Mar 15»
Pictures of the day: 2 March 2015
Daffy the Soay lamb has got a spring in her step after she was found at the bottom of Cheddar Gorge in Somerset having fallen off a ledge at just two days old. «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»
Wild sheep show benefits of putting up with parasites
The researchers used 25 years of data on a population of wild Soay sheep (above) living on the island of Hirta in northwest Scotland to assess the evolutionary ... «Princeton University, Aug 14»
Call of the waves
Over the course of the trip - 314 nautical miles from Oban to St Kilda and back, via Mull, the Monach Islands, Taransay, Soay and Morvern - nature claims the No ... «Herald Scotland, Jul 14»
Shark attack: Gavin Maxwell's Harpoon at a Venture
In cold blood … a freshly caught basking shark is pulled out of the sea at Gavin Maxwell's fishery on the island of Soay in 1946. Photograph: Raymond ... «The Guardian, Jul 14»
Rare lamb rescued being chased through Glasgow gardens by a fox
Shamus is a rare type of sheep found only on the Isle of Soay, which is off Skye. ... a native sheep from the Isle of Soay which is classed as a rare breed, so we're ... «stv.tv, Jul 14»
