Or perhaps the animals were involved in rituals ... these sheep earn the honor of the earliest known example of deliberate livestock horn deformation. The previous oldest comes from cattle ...

A lone buffalo doesn't stand much chance against a ferocious lion, but fortunately, cape buffalo are rarely alone.

The Cape buffalo’s curved horns add to the stature of an already imposing animal, which can reach seven feet from tip to tail. Horns can help distinguish age and sex. In large adult males ...