5 most scary horned animals

Elk, reindeer, long horned Texas bull, Markhor chamois . are the most frightening horned animals.

The world's largest horned animals

Moose

Photo: Gary Kramer.

The largest of the deer family, consisting of two types: North American elk and Eurasian elk. They range in height from 1.8m to 2.1m to the shoulders, males weigh from 380kg to 720kg and females weigh between 270kg and 360kg.

Reindeer

It is a deer species, mainly distributed in the Arctic region, mountainous areas of southern Europe and North America. They have a body weight of 120-300kg.

Both male sexes develop antlers (horns), although in males, antlers are usually larger. There are a few children who lack complete gauze. Male reindeer often sheds horns in the winter.

Texas long horned cow

It is a famous breed of cattle in America with very long horns. The world's longest record ever recorded in October 2014 belongs to Lazy J's Bluegrass with a pair of horns of 297.8cm long.

Males often have horns of about 36 to 80 in length (0.91 to 2.03m). The horn may have a crest with a slight twist or even three turns.

Chamois Markhor

They are distributed mainly in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kashmir, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, with the body's height ranging from 0.6 to 1.2m and weighing 32- 110kg. Male horns can grow up to 160cm (64 inches) long but small, short female horns are only about 25cm long.

With beautiful and spectacular twisted horns, with its large size, Markhor is one of the most striking and striking species of all goats. Both males and females have symmetrical twisted horns in the shape of a corkscrew.

Chamois Nubia

Is a mammal in the family Bovidae, Artiodactyla. Nubia chamois was found by F. Cuvier in 1825. They are mainly distributed in Algeria. Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia.

Chamois Nubia is quite small in size, 65 - 75cm tall and weighs only 25 - 70kg, however, their horns are very long and powerful.