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There are a few reasons why dinosaurs have horns.
Defense. They have to be able to defend themselves in case of an attack.
To look fierce and vicious to scare off predators.
To make other dinosaurs be scared to keep them away from themselves.
Helpful tools when roaming or moving something.
There are other things, but those are the things I know.
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Current theories are that dinosaurs used them for aggressive displays to ward off competitors or to attract mates, much as animals with horns do in modern times. This is a convergent evolutionary theory.
However, in days past, it was believed that the horns were probably used for defense or attacking. This is considered highly unlikely because of the lack of serious damage to fossil remains that would be caused by this behavior.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 9y agoActually, mammoth did not have horns. They had tusks much like modern elephants. The tusks were made of ivory like modern elephants.
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∙ 15y agoNot all of them had horns. Some had horns to defend them self from predators and also to defend their nest and their babies
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∙ 14y agooh yeah and by the way its a type of elephant that's why it has a tusk and don't ever call me to answer it again
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∙ 14y agoMammoths lived in a cold climate, therefore they did not need the kind of large ears that elephants use to dissipate excess heat.
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∙ 10y agoto keep the mammoth warm in the cold.
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How big were mammoths tusks?
about 10 feet long
What did mammoths use their tusks for?
i dont know but i think they use them to frighten other animals/creatures
Are there any mammoths with 4 tusks?
An ancient mammoth that I do not know about.
How did the earliest California use mammoths?
They used their tusks as tools
Are elephants not mammoths?
Elephants are less hairy than mammoths and do not posses such large tusks. Elephants are not extinct, while mammoths are.
What do mammoths have in common?
1. All mammoths had long, dramatically curved tusks. 2. All mammoths had longer forelimbs than hind limbs. 3. All mammoths were grazers.
Did the mammoths beocme extinct because the ice age was over?
Mammoths became extinct from people hunting them for their tusks and fur.
Why are the tusks of mammoths not preserved?
There are mammoth tusks that have been preserved. In fact, there was a trade of mammoth ivory from carcasses even after they were long extinct.
What did the mammoth use its tusks for?
Their tusks are teeth; the second set of incisors become the tusks. They are used for digging for food, for fighting during mating season, and for defense against predators.
What was the wooly mammoths diet?
Woolly Mammoths ate kfc, McDonald's, unicorns, people, dinosaur's, plastic, atomic bombs, broken glass, metal, airplanes, their legs and their tusks
What are facts about the mammoth?
Mammoths are not the ancestors of the modern elephant. Mammoths had hairy coats and large tusks. The Woolly Mammoth was about 11 feet tall and weighed 6 to 8 tons.
Are elephant tusks hollow?
Yes, some tusks are hollow; and no, some aren't. For example, the tusks of elephants, hippopotamuses, mammoths, walruses, and whales are mostly solid. But the narwhal tusk is hollow, as is that of the wild boar for much of its length.
