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Horns are projections from the top of the head. True horns are found mainly among: Ruminant artiodactyls. Antilocapridae ( pronghorns) Bovidae ( cattle, goats, antelopes etc.). Giraffidae: Giraffids have a pair of skin covered bony bumps on their heads, called ossicones. Cervidae: Most deer have antlers, which are not true horns due to lacking ...
Over 1000 breeds of cattle are recognized worldwide, some of which adapted to the local climate, others which were bred by humans for specialized uses. [ 1] Cattle breeds fall into two main types, which are regarded as either two closely related species, or two subspecies of one species. Bos indicus (or Bos taurus indicus) cattle, commonly ...
Illustration from The History of Four-footed Beasts (1607). The English word "antelope" first appeared in 1417 and is derived from the Old French antelop, itself derived from Medieval Latin ant(h)alopus, which in turn comes from the Byzantine Greek word ἀνθόλοψ, anthólops, first attested in Eustathius of Antioch (c. 336), according to whom it was a fabulous animal "haunting the banks ...
African glass catfish ( Pareutropius debauwi) African lungfish (genus Protopterus) Aholehole (genus Kuhlia and family Kuhliidae) Airbreathing catfish (family Clariidae) Airsac catfish (genus Heteropneustes) Alaska blackfish. Albacore. Alewife. Alfonsino.
Growl, low, guttural vocalization produced by predatory animals. Hiss, sound made by a snake. Honk, call of the male Canada goose. Hoot, call of an owl. Howl, sound made by canines, especially wolves. Meow, cry of a cat. Moo, sound of a cow. Purr, a tonal, fluttering sound made by all members of the cat family.
A host of legendary creatures, animals, and mythic humanoids occur in ancient Greek mythology.Anything related to mythology is mythological. A mythological creature (also mythical or fictional entity) is a type of fictional entity, typically a hybrid, that has not been proven and that is described in folklore (including myths and legends), but may be featured in historical accounts before ...
Enbarr ( Irish ) – Manann's horse, capable of traversing land and sea. Hippocampus ( Greek ) – Horse with a fish tail. Ichthyocentaurs ( Greek ) – Upper body of a man, the lower front of a horse, tail of a fish. Kelpie ( Scottish ) – Water horse. Morvarc'h ( Breton ) – Legendary horse that could gallop on the waves.
Desilva, Udaya; Fitch, Jerry (1995), "Campanian Barbary", Breeds of Livestock, Oklahoma State University Dept. of Animal Science, retrieved 17 June 2010. Saskatchewan Sheep Development Board (2007), "Canadian Arcott", Sheep Breeds, Government of Saskatchewan, archived from the original on 7 August 2011, retrieved 17 June 2010.