10 Animal Horns You Won’t Believe Actually Exist

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10 Animal Horns You Won’t Believe Actually Exist
Horns are more than just lumps of keratin growing on an animal’s head. They come in all shapes and
sizes and are useful in many different ways. Some animal horns are even so unbelievable, you would
have to see to believe. In this video, you will definitely see the most amazing and unique horns the
animal kingdom has to offer.
From the longest horns in the world, to an animal that was satisfied with having only one pair of them,
here are 10 animal horns you won’t believe actually exist.

Number 10. The Asian Water Buffalo
The Asian water buffalo holds the undisputed record for having the longest horns of any bovine. The
longest on record belonged to a large specimen that was shot and killed in 1955. From tip to tip, it’s
horns measured a whopping 14 feet. These animals can be found in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and
China as well as Europe, Australia, North America, South America, and some African countries, so pretty
much everywhere except Antarctica.
They love spending their days in muddy water, especially during the hottest parts of the day. They do
this in order to keep cool, as well as to keep the millions of biting flies at bay. Their wide-splayed hoofed
feet prevent them from sinking too deeply in the mud and allow them to move about in wetlands and
swamps. This adaptation makes them perfect for tilling muddy rice fields. They also are ab great source
of milk, in fact, their milk is richer in fat and protein when compared to dairy cows.

Number 9. The Saiga Antelope
Looking like a deer that desperately wants to be an elephant, Saiga antelopes are more known for their
noses which are too long to be a nose, too short to ne a proper trunk. But they have beautiful, spiral
shaped horns as well, which looks like they’re growing from the top of each eye.
They are one of the most ancient of living mammals, having shared the Earth with saber-toothed tigers
and woolly mammoths. At that time saiga inhabited a vast territory ranging from the British Isles to
Alaska. Immense herds of saiga, numbering in the tens of thousands, once roamed the steppe
landscape. This evolutionarily unique animal, the only species in the genus Saiga, has cultural and
historical significance for the people of Central Asia as a symbol of the traditional nomadic lifestyle.
Although they have survived for millennia, these animals face extinction today. In the spring of 2015, a
mysterious disease wiped out more than half of the species' remaining population on Earth. More than
200,000 saiga antelope perished during the mass die-off in Kazakhstan, the bodies of adults and calves
dotting the grasslands for miles.

Number 9. The Addax
There’s a reason why the addax is also called the screwhorn antelope, actually, there are two of them,
and both are sitting tight on top the antelopes head. Both males and females have screwy horns, but

those that belong to the males that are significantly larger, often reaching lengths of up to 120
centimeters.
This tough antelope eats the grass, melons, tubers and scrub that it can find in its desert habitat. It
doesn’t need to worry about finding a watering hole oasis, though, as it gets most of its water through
the plants it eats. Addaxes only excrete dry feces and concentrated urine because they use every bit of
water that they eat.
They live in groups of five or even sometimes groups of 20 individuals, which is led by one dominant
male with the largest, most ridiculously twisted horns.

Number 8. The White Rhino
All rhinos have horns, but having two of them, the white rhinos have the most impressive of the bunch.
They are quite long too, with the longest ever recorded measured at 150 centimeters long. They are also
the second largest land mammal on earth, standing six feet at the shoulder and can reach up to 13 feet
in length.
They belong to this list not because of how long their horns are, but because of the legends and beliefs
surrounding them. Rhino populations have been rapidly decreasing in the wild, and it’s all because of
their horns. You see, there is a booming black market trade for rhino horns between Africa and Asia. You
see, some Asian cultures believe that rhino horns are amazing aphrodisiacs, and coming from Asian
ancestry myself, you won’t believe how many things are considered aphrodisiacs in my culture. So, in
the quest for the everlasting hard on, rhinos are paying the price.
Of course, there is no scientific basis in this at all. Rhino horns are made from keratin, much like human
hair. So if this really works, all we need to actually do is to raid our local barber shop and we’re good.