A Jacob sheep allows a horse to scratch its head on one of its horns Sunday in a field along Dibert Road in Bedford. Jacob sheep typically have four horns and are piebald or spotted.

Ancient sheep buried in an elite grave in Egypt show the oldest evidence of humans deliberately deforming the horns of livestock. Exactly why it was done remains a mystery. In the 5,700-year-old ...

The modified sheep were found in elite tombs, suggesting that the horn deformation may have been a distinctive element in the exhibition of power and wealth among the ancient Egyptians, as ...

Beit El Children’s Zoo ‘Birth Announcement’ for Jacob Sheep. By. Hana Levi Julian - 6 Shevat 5785 – February 3, 2025. 0. Share on Facebook. Tweet on Twitter ...

According to The Independent, the most ancient depiction of cattle with deformed horns was discovered at an elite tomb dating back to the Old Kingdom around 2,686 to 2,160 BC.The article adds that ...

Ancient sheep buried in an elite grave in Egypt show the oldest evidence of humans deliberately deforming the horns of livestock. Exactly why it was done remains a mystery. In the 5,700-year-old ...