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Anthony, W.E., 1928. Horns and antlers: their evolution, occurrence and functions in the Mammalia, part I. Bulletin of the New York Zoological Society 31 (6): 179-214
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Morphology - Horn |
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All Rhino Species |
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The horn is strictly a fabrication of materials derived from the epidermis, in effect it is made up of agglutinated hair. The rhino has lost the hair from most of its body, the skin being practically hairless, but on its rostrum the hairs have ceased to function solely as a covering, and matting together as fibers they have built up a dense, hard horn that is a very capable weapon.
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