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Present or absent in both sexes: males flattened in cross-section, directed backwards with little lateral tendency; females finer and scimitar-shaped, some females have only scurs. |
Bantu, Matabeleland., Zimbabwe |
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Unspecified |
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Sixty-nine percent of males have horns of medium length, projecting backwards and then outwards; 76 percent of females have lighter and narrower horns. |
Bechuanaland (but obsolete)., Niger |
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Appears on both sexes but mostly in males. |
Bechuanaland (but obsolete)., Niger |
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Horns should be absent (although scurs do occur). |
Blackhead Ogaden, Boran, Adal, Afar Blackhead,, Ethiopia |
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Horns are small to medium in size. They project outward and upward from the head and have an out-curved turn at the tips to give the characteristics lyre shape. |
Boenca, Boyenca, Fouta Jallon, Fouta Longhorn, Outa Malinke, Futa, Malinke, Mandingo, N'dama Peti, Nigeria |
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Almost all the sheep were polled except in rare cases |
Bonga, Ethiopia |
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Polled. |
Bonga, Ethiopia |
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The horns, which are a striking feature of the Kuri, are very large, being bulbous (the circumference at the base may exceeds 24 ins.) are conical in shape and average some 30 ins. in length. |
Borrie, Nigeria |
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Thick and light. |
Borrie, Nigeria |
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Very large, conical. Base circumference may exceed length. |
Borrie, Nigeria |
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