Antlers 🆚 Horns

Horns and antlers have some important things in common. They both grow from an animals forehead and both are used to assert dominance, provide defense and attract mates.

First off, horns look like doggers and are sometimes twisted into exotic shapes. Anlters look like branches and have multiple points.

Second, different types of animals sport different types of headgear. Horns belong to the bovids: animald such as sheep, goats, cows, and bison. Antlers belong to the cervids. That includes all dear, elk, moose and caribou or reindeer.

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