Ram vs Bull (Which is Tougher?)

Which animal is tougher: a bull or a ram?

Bulls are male cows while rams are male sheep. But both animals are known for their horns and their charging.

Bulls are physically larger and can produce more force when charging, but rams are created to withstand heavy horn blows so they would probably be able to defend themselves against bulls.

Rams have evolved in such a way that they can withstand heavy blows from other ram charges. They fight against other rams using their horns, and they’ve adapted to take heavy blows until one ram is unable to continue. Ram fighting for human entertainment is quite popular in some parts of the world, too.

Bulls, on the other hand, produce more force as they charge and have spiky horns that can be used to gore the recipient. Head on, a ram would probably win the fight because it’s used to heavy blows, but if the bull strikes the ram in any other place than the head, it would easily win.

	Rams	Bulls
Size	Smaller	Larger
Power	Weaker	Stronger
Defense	Very strong head.	Tough hide.
Horns	Blunt but large and powerful, e.g. a ‘battering ram’.	Sharp and straight.

Overall, this would be a tough match-up. A ram could beat a bull, but a bull could also beat a ram. It depends on the talent of the individual animal.

Can a Ram Beat a Bull?

Yes, a ram can certainly beat a bull, especially if the fight between the two happens head-to-head.

That’s because their heads are created in such a way to take a lot of abuse and withstand heavy strikes, so they would be able to survive these heavy blows and beat the bull.

The bull has some clear advantages over a ram. The first and biggest advantage that the bull has is its size. It’s much larger and bulkier than a ram, so if we only consider this category, then the bull should be able to beat a ram quite easily.

But it’s not always as simple as this.

Even though rams are physically weaker and smaller than bulls, they are adapted in such a way to withstand a lot more force and pressure with their bodies.

If the two animals charge head-on at each other, then the ram would be able to beat a bull in most cases thanks to its sturdy head.

In the right circumstances, the ram can beat a bull in a fight, especially if it happens head-on. But in the majority of cases, the bull’s strength, size, and power will probably be too much for the ram to handle.

How Does a Ram Win a Fight?

A ram wins the fight by charging at the other animal until one animal is unable to proceed with the strikes.

The animal that stands longest is the winner of the fight, and in sheep herds, this animal is seen as the leader of the herd.

Ram fights can take hours to resolve. In some sheep breeds, such as the Bighorn sheep, rams can charge with speeds of up to 40 miles per hour.

They will charge using their rear legs to gather enough power to start the charge. Then, the ram will hit the other animal using its horns.

The power of the ram is sometimes underestimated. Even though the ram is quite small compared to other animals, particularly compared to bulls, they can generate more than enough power to beat even an animal that is several times larger than itself.

In addition, the ram is used to taking abuse on its head.

Its head is designed in such a way that it can withstand heavy blows from other rams and other animals.

That’s because their skulls have, through evolution, been exposed to heavy blows all the time, which has led to their heads being adapted to these blows.

As a result, a ram can withstand really heavy blows with its head. Its horns will be the main weapon against other animals as well as other rams. The ram that stands the longest will be the winner of the fight between two rams.

Can a Bull Beat a Ram?

Physically speaking, a bull is much stronger than a ram. It is larger and bulkier, and it has pointy horns that it can use to stab the ram.

When charging, the bull can produce more power than a ram, but this doesn’t necessarily mean that a bull would automatically win against a ram.

Bulls can charge at speeds of up to 35 miles per hour, faster than most rams, but most bulls will charge at speeds of about 20 miles per hour.

Compared to a ram, the bull has a clear advantage of size and strength.

It’s much larger and heavier than a ram, so in this aspect, you would expect the bull to win out.

But it’s not always as simple as this.

The ram can withstand a lot of force with its head, so the win of the bull is not a guarantee.

Another advantage that a bull has is its spiky horns.

With these horns, the bull can gore the ram and beat it that way by making it bleed. But if the bull attacks the ram with its head first, then these horns wouldn’t be of much use. More likely, these horns would be most effective if the bull strikes the ram in its body.

The bottom line is that a bull can easily beat a ram in a fight, but only if the bull doesn’t charge at the ram with its head first.

If the bull can utilize its size and strength correctly and if it uses its horns against the ram’s body and not the head then the bull would beat a ram with ease.

Conclusion

It’s certainly possible for a ram to beat a bull. A ram can beat a bull because it has a very strong head and it can charge faster than a bull.

On the other hand, the bull is physically much stronger than a ram, so that is one clear advantage that the ram would have to overcome to beat a bull. The winner of the fight would probably depend on different circumstances, too.