Animals range in colors, designs, features, and other various attributes. Some animals have horns while some do not. One may look pretty them while some don’t. Here is a list of amazing horned animals in the world.
Horned Animals In The World
1. Markhor
Markhor is one of the beautiful types of wild goats most seen in the regions of central and western parts of Asia. These species love to thrive in the mountainous regions and inhabit monsoon and scrub forests. Markhor is on the list of endangered species until 2015, howvever, thanks to the government authorities, their population has increased by 20%, and now they are threatened. It can reach up to 52 to 73 inches in length and weighs between 71 to 240 pounds.
Talking about the appearance, Markhor has a light brown to black-colored (males) and reddish-colored (females) skin coat which is short and smooth during the summer and the coat becomes thick during the winter season. The name Markhor comes from the word “markhor” which means “snake” in the Persian language and they refer to the shape of the horns that look like a coiled snake and even the ability of the animal to kill the snake. The avarage lifespan of markhor is between 10 to 13 years in the wild. It is also listed as one of the coolest animals in the world.
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2. Saiga Antelope
Growing about 100 to 140 cm long with a weight of 26 to 69 Kg Saiga Antelope has a life expectancy of 10 to 12 years. this animal of arid and semi-desert areas of Central Asia, Russia, Mongolia, and other countries is listed as critically endangered by IUCN because of illegal trading and continuous poaching.
Talking about the appearance, It is a reddish yellow to gray-brown having a large nose that helps to filter out the dust. Its ringed horns add beauty to it. Its horns have led to its illegal hunting and a source of trade. Feeding on lichens, fobs, grasses, and other vegetation it easily gets caught by bacterial disease leading to mass deaths of Saiga Antelope which is continuously decreasing its population.
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3. Nubian Ibex
With a length of 42 to 49 inches long and a weight of 55 to 145 lb, Nubian Ibex is also known as Capra Ibex. Being a desert goat it is found mostly in the rocky mountainous and desert regions of Africa, the Middle East, Egypt, Northern Ethiopia, Northeast Sudan, and Western Eritrea with a life span of 17 years.
Nubian Ibex is seen moving in small groups of nearly 20 members Nubian Ibex feeds on just plants, leaves, and grasses. Nubian Ibex appears super cute in the tan body having white and black spots on the legs and underbelly. With long horns bending backward forming a semicircle-like structure Nubian Ibex looks quite distinctive. These horns serve the purpose of defense and sex clarification.
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4. Bharal
Growing about 46 to 65 inches tall and weighing nearly 110 to 120 lb, Bharal resides mostly on the open grassy slopes of high mountains and near the cliffs of Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Tibet, Indian Himalayas, and Pakistan. Being an inhabitant of the Indian Himalayas, Bharal is also renowned as blue sheep with life anticipation of approx 24 years. Present in enough numbers, Bharal moves in large groups having 5 to 200 sheep.
Its unique technique of lying still on grasses to protect it from hunters is quite common. With bluish or grey thick skin and black legs and chest, it often looks cute. Females have short and straight horns while males have relatively large and curved horns. These horns help them in their defense and sometimes to communicate also.
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5. Addax
With a weight ranging between 60 to 125 kg and a length of 59-67 inches, Addax is found in semi-deserts, stony areas, and sandy and arid regions of Northern Africa. With a life of nearly 25 years, addax moves in groups of 5 to 20 addaxes. Addax appears quite adorable with twisted horns looking like spirals. Being so heavy, it gets easily caught by other horned animals and so, its number is reducing day by day and only 500 addaxes are left worldwide.
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6. Mouflon
Found typically in the deserts, mountainous regions, and grasslands of Western Asia and Central Asia, Mouflon is 43.3-57 inches long with a weight of 198 lb. being herbivores it feeds on various plants, shrubs, leaves, and trees for its life period of eight to ten years.
This quiet, calm, and peace-loving animal run at a speed of 20 mph. surprisingly, their horns are known to increase in size till their last time and males have comparatively much more big and giant horns than females. This brawny, well-built, and powerful animal also gains a position in the entire group according to the size of its horns.
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7. Blackbuck
Blackbuck is about growing about 47 inches long and weighing 32-57 kg, Blackbuck is found in the United States and Indian subcontinents. It’s brown to the yellowish body with male blackbuck having horns which are hooped at the base and are warped spirally makes it exclusive. It is one of the most amazing horned animals in the world.
The white fur and patches around the eyes that contrast with black strips on the face adds beauty to it. Sprinting at a fast speed of about 80 km per hour blackbuck feeds on grasses, cereals, plants, and shrubs. Blackbuck is on the border of extinction because of habitat loss and unrestrained homicide.
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8. Scimitar-Horned-Oryx
Growing around 1 meter tall, Scimitar-Horned-Oryx is a white and brown furry animal found in semi-desert areas of Northern America. This elegant antelope is unfortunately extinct in wild now because of continuous climatic change, overgrazing, and loss of natural habitat.
It is also named Sahara scimitar oryx because of its curved long horns that bend backward. Running at a speed of 37 miles per hour, this antelope is not much aggressive and love resting and grazing in fields. Like camels, they can live without water for many days and can tolerate internal body temperature.
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9. Giant Eland
Growing about 220-290 cm long and weighing 300-1000 kg, Giant Eland is the largest species of antelope found usually in deserts, woodlands, and savannas of Senegal, Central, and Western Africa, and Eastern and Southern Africa.
The tasty flesh of this animal has resulted in its brutal hunting making it a critically endangered animal and the remaining ones have a life period of 20 to 25 years. feeding on grasses, leaves, fruits, trees, weeds, foliage, and other plant products, Giant Eland runs at a speed of 70 kph. With a reddish-brown body having V-shaped long horns with thick edges, Giant Eland looks adorable. Males have usually bigger horns than females.
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10. Jackson’s Chameleon
Because of its unique three horns, Jackson’s Chameleon residing in the woodlands and forests is also renowned as Jackson’s horned Chameleon, Kikuyu three-horned Chameleon, and many more. Growing nearly 9 to 13 inches long and weighing 90 to 150 grams, Jackson’s Chameleon lives for 5 to 10 years. This blue, green, or yellow-colored Chameleon feeds on insects, birds, spiders, isopods, centipedes, millipedes, and snails. Its three horns enabling it to fight with others by pushing them with horns is one of its unique characteristics.
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