and have as many as six horns. When the Jews were exiled to Babylon, their flocks were also dispersed. Like Israel, Jacob’s Sheep spread out around the world: throughout the Middle East ...

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 ...

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. Mirror photo ...

Recognizable by its distinctive four horns (sometimes six), this breed grazed the Isle ... Another four-horned breed, the Jacob sheep is a black and white spotted creature with a medium-fine fleece ...

The species, Ovis Aries, most commonly has four horns. Jacob Sheep breeders around the world advocate for preservation of the genetic biodiversity of the livestock, contributing to global food ...

The species, called Ovis Aries, most commonly has four horns. Jacob Sheep breeders internationally advocate for preservation of the genetic biodiversity of livestock, contributing to the cause of ...

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.