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Polycerates (meaning "many-horned") are
animals with more than two horns.
Polyceraty has been
observed in
ancient sheep remains dating to c. 6000 BCE...
- it is
often polycerate or multi-horned. It most
commonly has four horns. The
origin of the
breed is not known; broken-coloured
polycerate sheep were present...
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their shape and size
depending on the breed.
There have been
incidents of
polycerate goats (having as many as
eight horns),
although this is a
genetic rarity...
- horns.
Sheep with more than two
horns are
polycerate.
Although this is more
common in rams, the
polycerate trait appears in ewes as well. This is because...
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Fictitious &
symbolic creatures in art with
special reference to
their use in
British heraldry. London:
Chapman & Hall. p. 216.
Polycerate v t e v t e v t e...
- stocky,
slender and light-boned, and
usually horned,
although polled and
polycerate animals can occur;
there is a
polled strain, the Kleifa. The
fleece is...
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typically have one pair of horns, but
often have two or even more
pairs (
polycerate), and
occasionally none. They are
considerably smaller than most other...
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occur in a few wild
species and in some
domesticated breeds of sheep.
Polycerate (multi-horned)
sheep breeds include the Hebridean, Icelandic, Jacob, Manx...
