One Woman's Herd | Nat Geo Photo of the Day
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Jaina Koken, a herder in western Mongolia, relies on her livestock for income and sustenance, but extreme temperatures threaten the animals, with weaker ones perishing from frozen coats.
One Woman's Herd
Jaina Koken, a herder in western Mongolia, pokes her head out of her kïiz üy—the Kazah word for a felt house—in the Altai district of the Bayan Ulgii province. For Koken and other herders, their livestock—which include sheep, horses, and yaks—provide both income and sustenance. But increasingly extreme temperatures wreak havoc on livestock, and weaker animals often perish when their rain-soaked coats freeze overnight.
Dimitri Staszewski, National Geographic Image Collection