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  2. Manx Loaghtan - Wikipedia

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    In the past century the sheep's colour has stabilised as "moorit", that is shades between fawn and dark reddish brown, though the colour bleaches in the sun. [6] Manx Loaghtan usually have four horns, but individuals are also found with two or six horns. [7] The horns are generally small on the ewes but larger and stronger on the males.

  3. Priangan sheep - Wikipedia

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    Priangan sheep. The Priangan (also known as Garut) is a breed of sheep found in West Java, Indonesia. The breed is used primarily for ram fighting and meat. It is a variety of the Javanese Thin-tailed. Africander and Merino breeding may have been introduced in the 19th century. [1]

  4. Sheep - Wikipedia

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    Bahasa Indonesia; Interlingua; ... Depending on breed, domestic sheep may have no horns at all (i.e. polled), or horns in both sexes, or in males only. Most horned ...

  5. Bighorn sheep - Wikipedia

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    Male bighorn sheep have large horn cores, enlarged cornual and frontal sinuses, and internal bony septa. These adaptations serve to protect the brain by absorbing the impact of clashes. [21] Bighorn sheep have preorbital glands on the anterior corner of each eye, inguinal glands in the groin, and pedal glands on each foot. Secretions from these ...

  6. Bovidae - Wikipedia

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    Bahasa Indonesia; Interlingua; Ирон ... and the Jacob sheep. [39] [40] The unique horn structure is the only unambiguous morphological feature of bovids that ...

  7. Ovis - Wikipedia

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    Ovis is a genus of mammals, part of the Caprinae subfamily of the ruminant family Bovidae. [1] Its seven highly sociable species are known as sheep or ovines. Domestic sheep are members of the genus, and are thought to be descended from the wild mouflon of central and southwest Asia.

  8. Polycerate - Wikipedia

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    There have been incidents of polycerate goats (having as many as eight horns), [9] although this is a genetic rarity thought to be inherited. The horns are most typically removed in commercial dairy goat herds, to reduce the injuries to humans and other goats. 4 horns are the norm for the Austrian goat breed Vierhornziege (four-horned goat). [10]

  9. Northern European short-tailed sheep - Wikipedia

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    Their tails typically have 13 vertebrae compared with over 20 for other sheep; in most types the individual tail vertebrae are also shorter than those of long-tailed sheep. Their faces and legs are free of wool. The horns vary between breeds and often within them: they may be horned in both sexes, horned only in the male or polled in both