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No it is like an antler but it is a like bone and like a deer the horn grows as it ages
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What is a rino horn made out off?
fingernails and hair people say
What is rino horns made out of?
It's made of nothing more than compressed hair !
What is a rinos horn made out of?
It's made of nothing more than compressed hair !
What is horn made out of?
It depends on what horns are you talking about. Rino horns are made of hair and elephants have tusks not horns. I hope this answered your question.All horn is made mainly of keratin, the same protein that is found in hair and fingernails. Tusks are made of dentine, the same material that teeth are made of. Tusks are elongated, continuouslygrowing front teeth.
What macromolecules is the horn of a rhinoceros made of?
It was common belief that rhinoceros horns were made of compressed hair, but that has been dispelled. Rhino horn is mostly keratin, and the core of it is made from dense mineral deposits of calcium and melanin.
Do females have hair on their horns?
I have hair on my horn. ;)
What is a rhino horn made of?
It's made of keratin-that's the stuff your hair and nails are made of.It is not attached to the skull and is not bone.Although the horn is made from the same substance as hair, the horn itselff is not composed of hair as previously thought.The horn of the rhinoceros is a dermal one, meaning made from something much like skin. Skin is composed of collagen and elastic fibres. The fibre making up the rhino's horn is a keratin very similar to that making up human hair and chicken's claws.A rhino's horn is made of keratin. Keratin also makes fingernails, hair, and claws!Matted/compressed hair Additional Information: The Rhino horns are made up of a fibrous protein material called "keratin". It is a non-mineralized material found on many living mammals, reptiles, birds, and amphibians. The "keratin" that makes up the Rhino horn, is the same material that makes up claws, hooves, nails, and hair. The harder form is usually found in the reptiles, claws, shells, scales, and the birds, beaks, claws, and even feathers. For more details, and examples please see sites listed below.The horn is made of compressed keratin fibers, the same material that is found in fingernails and hair. ( The Wild Ones animal Index) For the source and more detailed information concerning your request, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated at the bottom of this answer box.hardened keratin.your hair and nails are made up of this protein called keratinRhino's horn are made of hair
What are rhino horn made out of?
A rhinos horn is made from hair. More specifically the protein keratin.
What is the horn of rhinoceros made of?
A rhinoceros' horn is made of hair
What is a rhinoceros horn composition?
Rhino horn is made of keratin, the same as our hair and fingernails.
Do female giraffes have hair on their horns?
I have hair on my horn. ;)
What is an airhorn?
An airhorn is a noise-making device which blasts compressed air through a horn.
