Antilope: Antelopes are characterized by their graceful build and presence of horns. The horns are the special feature of the antelopes, which may or may not be present in the females. The horns are generally long, more or less cylindrical and often Iyre- Shaped. They are commonly marked with prominent rings. The boney core of the horns instead of honeycombed with air spaces in the oxen, sheep and Goats are nearly solid throughout. Antelopes have generally a gland under the eyes, a character in which they differ from Oxen and Goats. Outwardly these glands take the form of a vertical slit of black, nearly hairless skin.
Deer: The antlers are the special feature of the deer. The budding antlers of a deer grows from upright bases or pedicels which are part of the skull. They first appear as velvety knobs which increases rapidly in length by acceleration or more boney matter. In young deer the antler is a simple spike. With the growth of the(Horns)animal, in the process of periodical renewal, it throws out tines or branches and eventually takes the familiar form of an antler. For example, in a Sambar stag, in its first year it has simple spikes, these spikes are shed and in the second year the newly grown antler throws out a branch or tine from near its base. In the third year a terminal tine is added. The number of tines varies from species to species. Adult Sambar, Spotted deer and Hog deer have three tines to each antler. The main stem or beam of a Hangul’s antler has a tine just above its ‘burr’. This is called the ’bro tine’ from its position just above the bro or fore head. The newly grown antler is encased in a thick soft skin called ‘velvet’. Its softness and its dense(Antler) covering mat of fine hairs give it the feel and the look of the velvet. When a deer’s antler have reached the limits of growth a ring of boney matter, the ‘ burr’, forms just above the point where the antler unites with its base or pedicel. The ring gradually constricts and so cuts off the flow of blood.
No comments:
Post a Comment