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Hungarian sheep

Ovis aries strepsiceros Hungaricus

Photo by Saarbrigger
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Field Notes

Description:

The Racka is a breed of sheep known for its unusual spiral-shaped horns.

Habitat:

Originally it came from Southwest Asia, but more than 1000 years now it can be found in Hungary as a domestic sheep too. Today you can find these sheeps mainly in the Southeast of Hungary (Hortobágy).

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PublishedMay 29, 2011

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