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01-APR-2013

Racka long-horned sheep, Great Hungarian Plain

My husband thought these animals were goats because of the horns, but I thought they were sheep (except I had to ask Chris Morton and Mairead to be sure sheep could actually have horns ;-)), and indeed they are Racka sheep, which breed according to Wiki is "known for its unusual spiral-shaped horns. These unique appendages are unlike any other domestic sheep horns, and may grow up to 2.0 ft (0.61 m) long. The smallest standard length is 20 in (51 cm) for rams and 12–15 in (30–38 cm) for ewes." There is a video (in Hungarian) here http://handcraftedtravellers.com/the-magnificent-horns-wool-hungarian-racka-sheep/ but fascinating to see the abundance of horns!

The sheep pen, complete with shepherd and dog (which did nothing and actually slipped out the fence later on), was located close to this lovely windmill:


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Guest 17-Apr-2013 23:44
Nicely done. Best J
Walter Otto Koenig17-Apr-2013 17:18
Fascinating with these coats and twisted horns. Cool photo with them bunched together like this. "V"
Jola Dziubinska16-Apr-2013 18:43
Incredible horns! Good looking sheep :) V.
Peter Sussex15-Apr-2013 19:26
Intriguing horns in such a fantastic lighting. V
John Hamers15-Apr-2013 10:12
Great shot of this sheep, very interesting these horns ! V
Patrick Goossens15-Apr-2013 08:45
That's a beautiful breed of Sheep. So different then the ones I'm used to see. Those horns are really impressive.
Chris Morton14-Apr-2013 15:16
WOW! Need to understand their behaviour patterns with horns like that. Normal sheep sometimes put up a show stamping their hoof and looking threatening, but these could do serious damage. No good even pretending to be a wolf, especially not
pkocinski14-Apr-2013 11:39
Most unusual horns on these sheep.
Martin Lamoon14-Apr-2013 08:32
Superb picture of these 'horned' sheep, never seen anything like these. v
joseantonio14-Apr-2013 07:59
Had never seen any sheep with those horns.Great capture.V.
gerrit14-Apr-2013 07:54
I didn't that a sheap could have such intimidating horns. Well done Helen.
Long Bach Nguyen14-Apr-2013 07:50
very nice