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Q: To shed an external covering such as feathers or horns?
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What is Shedding external covering?

To shed an external covering, such as skin, feathers, or horns


What process are old bird feathers replaced?

molting: to shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically


What is the name of the process in which some animals periodically shed their hair?

To molt is to periodically shed all or part of any outer covering such as hair, feathers or skin.


Do deers shed its horns annually and new horns develops?

Yes, but they are antlers, not horns. Horns on cattle and other ungulates are not shed like antlers are.


How many times do deer grow horns and shed each year?

Animals do not really shed their horns. There are only very few animals in the entire world who shed their horns.


Do pronghorns shed horns?

Yes, they do shed their horns. It falls off during the fall and then grows back during the summertime.


Do buffaloes shed their horns?

yes


Do both nematodes and arthropods possess an external covering or cuticle?

Yes. A nematode is covered by a tough cuticle that is periodically shed through ecdysis.


Do water buffalo shed horns?

Water buffalo do not shed their horns. Their horns stay attached to their heads throughout their entire lives. Exceptions are if they break a horn in a fight with another of their kind.


How do water buffalo shed horns?

Water buffalo do not shed their horns. Their horns stay attached to their heads throughout their entire lives. Exceptions are if they break a horn in a fight with another of their kind.


What is the between antlers and horns?

anters are shed


Do rinos shed their horns?

Since a rhino's horn is made out of hair, a rhino does shed its horn. Some horns are even kept as souveniers for some people.