Among the many standout features found in the animal world, horns rank as some of the most multifunctional and fascinating. A variety of mammals—from deer and rhinos to antelopes, buffalo, goats ...

Even when a cross-species pregnancy occurs, ... Horns: If horns are present, their shape and texture can be a blend, unlike the distinct horn structures of pure sheep or goats.

All goats showing in the dairy goat show must be free of horns with the exception of Angoras. All dairy breeds and pygmy goat horns must be removed. Goats purchased as adults with horns by 4-H’ers ...

While both hail from the subfamily Caprinae, sheep and goats diverge at the genus level and arrive as distinct species. Sheep ( Ovis aries ) have 54 chromosomes; goats ( Capra aegagrus hircus ...

Research led by the National Institute of Biological Sciences in Beijing has discovered that switching on a single dormant ...

Forget the adorable miniature goats you may have seen in yoga classes, and say hello to the majestic markhor, the largest wild goat on Earth! These supersized animals grow 4.5 to 6 feet long and ...

GoatWork’s rent-a-goat program kicks off the summer with 14 Alpine goats who make a picnic of invasive plant species. The ...

Goats which live in a wild herd in Northumberland and are a crucial link to ancient domesticated goats have been added to a watch list of rare breeds.. The Cheviot goat, whose population centres ...

The goat lowered his head at the sheep in an aggressive gesture, and before he could make contact, “the sheep move off pretty rapidly,” Berger recounts. “Goats have these saberlike horns ...

But the goats are the more feared combatant due to their assertiveness and razor-sharp horns—a mountain goat gored a grizzly bear to death in Canada last year, while in a separate, extremely ...