Those that win get the right to mate with the females. The winner ibex will court the female ibex in a process that takes about 30 minutes. Females have a gestation duration of 147 to 180 days once ...

Archaeologists have uncovered strangely deformed sheep skulls at an ancient Egyptian burial site, representing the oldest ...

Researchers note that this is one of the oldest and most striking examples of humans modifying livestock horns. A total of six skulls, belonging to large, castrated male sheep, were unearthed.

Sheep with deformed horns are among the more mysterious animal remains discovered at an ancient Egyptian burial site dating back to around 3700 BC. They also represent the oldest physical evidence ...

The ancient sheep whose remains were unearthed had horns not oriented in the natural, lateral direction, scientists say. Instead, the horns were directed upward, while in some sheep, the horns ...

Preliminary data from the Kootenays has also shown no effect from hunting on bighorn sheep horn size. Corrections have been made to the story and the headline has been changed to better reflect ...

110.3 x 162.3 x 64.1 cm. (43.4 x 63.9 x 25.2 in.) ...