Ossicones.
giraffes do not have horns
they are horns! :)
I have hair on my horn. ;)
those are the giraffe horns
Yes. The pronghorn is the only animal in the world that sheds its horns annually.
Well, actually, giraffes are the only animal born with horns. Unbelievable, isn't it?
The 'horns' are formed from ossified cartilage, and are called ossicones.
Giraffes defend themselves by kicking preditors and "necking". "necking" is when a giraffe swings its neck at another giraffe really hard. The reason giraffes have the little horns on their head is for necking so they can dig them into another giraffes neck.
Very small ones. they are not big enough to hurt any thing. they look like little nubs.or like knots when some one gets hit in the head
The ossicones are formed from cartilage and look very much like horns . It is with these horns that the Giraffe can be sexed, as females have a tuft of fur atop of the horn, whereas the males horns are bald. Some males develop calcium deposits on top of their heads, creating an illusion of three or more horns, however these are not true horns and giraffes only ever have two ossicones. Females do not normally use these ossicones, but males use them for fighting, although this doesn't happen very often.
That is the common name; Giraffe. The scientific name is Giraffa Camelopardalis
It didnt! The collective term for Giraffes is a tower. 'Look at that tower of giraffes'.