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True horns are found mainly among: Ruminant artiodactyls. Antilocapridae ; Bovidae (cattle, goats, antelopes etc.). Giraffidae: Giraffids have a pair of skin covered bony bumps on their heads, called ossicones. Cervidae: Most deer have antlers, which are not true horns due to lacking a bone core and made of keratin.
Tārkṣya is the name of a mythical being in the Rigveda, described as a horse with the epithet áriṣṭa-nemi "with intact wheel-rims". Tumburu is a horse faced Ghandarva, a celestial musician. Uchchaihshravas is a seven-headed flying horse, that was obtained during the churning of the milk ocean.
The longer pair of straight, spike-like horns is atop its head between the ears, while the other, shorter pair is on the forehead; its posterior horns are always longer than the anterior horns, which may even present as merely fur-covered "studs". While the posterior horns measure 8–12 cm (3.1–4.7 in), the anterior ones are usually 2–5 cm ...
Rhinoceros unicornis was the scientific name used by Carl Linnaeus in 1758 who described a rhinoceros with one horn. As type locality, he indicated Africa and India.He described two species in India, the other being Rhinoceros bicornis, and stated that the Indian species had two horns, while the African species had only one.
The horns, of medium size by large bovid standards, grow to a length of 60 to 115 cm (24 to 45 in). [14] The cow is considerably lighter in colour than the bull. Her horns are more slender and upright, with more inward curvature, and the frontal ridge is scarcely perceptible. In young animals, the horns are smooth and polished.
The scientific name of the blackbuck Antilope cervicapra stems from the Latin word antalopus ("horned animal"). [2] [3] The specific name cervicapra is composed of the Latin words cervus ("deer") and capra ("she-goat"). [2] [4] The vernacular name "blackbuck" is a reference to the dark brown to black colour of the dorsal part of the coat of the ...
The researchers compared the genomes of six species of apes, including humans, and 15 species of monkeys with tails to pinpoint key differences between the groups. Our ancient animal ancestors had ...
Males are horned, and the occasional female. The horns are 15–24 cm (5.9–9.4 in) long but generally shorter than 30 cm (12 in). [7] Smooth and straight, these may point backward or forward. [35] The horns of the nilgai lack the ringed structure typical of those of other bovids. [36] The nilgai is the largest antelope in Asia.