Calling out with a noise that's somewhere between a whistle and a yodel, Jane Kallaway deftly demonstrates the symbiotic partnership between a shepherdess and her dog. Ffion, a flat-coated collie, ...

Spotting a Manx Loaghtan on the mist-shrouded cliffs of the Isle of Man feels like observing a story from ancient mythology unfolding. Unlike the uniform white sheep we see today, these prehistoric, ...

Some members of the Bovidae family have additional horns. In fact, a few local breeds of sheep, which have been selected by many generations of breeders, are known for their multiple horns. Some goats ...

Just like dogs, there are many breeds of sheep with their own unique characteristics. People tend to imagine sheep as fluffy and white, but they actually come in many shapes and colors. They also come ...

A rare four-horned sheep has been spotted at Kaili Zoo in Guizhou, China. The unusual animal, seen on October 28, 2025, has four distinct horns growing in different directions from its head. Experts ...

The Lori-Bakhtiari fat-tailed sheep is one of the most important heavyweight native breeds of Iran. The breed is robust and well-adapted to semi-arid regions and an important resource for smallholder ...

MR. RITCHIE'S note on four-horned sheep in NATURE of March 6 is interesting, but I am inclined to doubt whether there ever was, in Scotland or any other country, a breed in which four horns are normal ...

RAMOT NAFTALI, Israel (Reuters) - The piercing note of a shofar - a ram's horn used in Jewish religious ceremonies - cuts through the mountain air of the Galilee. Here in northern Israel, shepherdess ...