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Directions of Spirals in Horns

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THE direction of the spiral in the horns of Bovidæ is, I think, a less simple matter than might be inferred from Mr. G. Wherry's interesting note in NATURE for January 10, p. 252; at all events so far as sheep and goats are concerned.

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BLANFORD, W. Directions of Spirals in Horns. Nature 63, 298 (1901). https://doi.org/10.1038/063298d0

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