Animals
Two Mighty Mouflons Battle Outside A City Hospital In Prague
A video circulating on social media this week shows an unusual scene captured outside a hospital in Prague.
A local resident recorded two mouflons that wandered out of a nearby forest and appeared in front of the hospital, where they began to test their physical strength right in front of everyone's eyes.
The viral footage was filmed outside Thomayer Hospital in Prague, a location where locals and visitors often encounter wild animals. Among them are also mouflons, whose antics frequently capture public attention.
Jiří Tuček, Facebook
The mouflon is a wild species of sheep, considered the ancestor of modern domestic sheep. It originates from Europe and parts of Asia, and is believed to be one of the two main ancestors from which today's domestic sheep breeds have evolved.
Many people mistakenly use the terms mouflon and ram interchangeably, but they are not the same animal. While they look similar and are closely related, the key difference lies in domestication - the ram is the male of the domestic sheep, which was domesticated thousands of years ago from the wild mouflon.
Both belong to the same genus Ovis and can even interbreed. In short, the mouflon is not a ram, but rather its wild ancestor - the "natural ram" before domestication.
Jiří Tuček from Prague shared the viral video on Facebook, showing two male mouflons fiercely locking horns right in front of the Thomayer Hospital. The animals are believed to have come from the nearby Krč Forest, and since it's mating season, such fights are common as males compete for dominance.
The two mouflons repeatedly charged at each other, demonstrating their strength and determination. Locals reacted to the video with a mix of surprise and amusement - some even joked that such scenes have become almost routine, as wild mouflons are known to duel right outside the hospital from time to time. Watch the unusual wildlife encounter from Prague that has taken social media by storm.
A local resident recorded two mouflons that wandered out of a nearby forest and appeared in front of the hospital, where they began to test their physical strength right in front of everyone's eyes.
The viral footage was filmed outside Thomayer Hospital in Prague, a location where locals and visitors often encounter wild animals. Among them are also mouflons, whose antics frequently capture public attention.
Jiří Tuček, Facebook
The mouflon is a wild species of sheep, considered the ancestor of modern domestic sheep. It originates from Europe and parts of Asia, and is believed to be one of the two main ancestors from which today's domestic sheep breeds have evolved.
The difference between a mouflon and a ram
Many people mistakenly use the terms mouflon and ram interchangeably, but they are not the same animal. While they look similar and are closely related, the key difference lies in domestication - the ram is the male of the domestic sheep, which was domesticated thousands of years ago from the wild mouflon.
Both belong to the same genus Ovis and can even interbreed. In short, the mouflon is not a ram, but rather its wild ancestor - the "natural ram" before domestication.
The mouflons clashed in front of the hospital
Jiří Tuček from Prague shared the viral video on Facebook, showing two male mouflons fiercely locking horns right in front of the Thomayer Hospital. The animals are believed to have come from the nearby Krč Forest, and since it's mating season, such fights are common as males compete for dominance.
The two mouflons repeatedly charged at each other, demonstrating their strength and determination. Locals reacted to the video with a mix of surprise and amusement - some even joked that such scenes have become almost routine, as wild mouflons are known to duel right outside the hospital from time to time. Watch the unusual wildlife encounter from Prague that has taken social media by storm.
