In a general manner it refers to a pendulous flap of skin which has no purpose for humans. For some frogs it contains the vocal sac. In lizards it is used as a form of communication to attract a mate and in other animals it may, or may not, indicate status
In a general manner it refers to a pendulous flap of skin which has no purpose for humans. For some frogs it contains the vocal sac. In lizards it is used as a form of communication to attract a mate and in other animals it may, or may not, indicate status
On the lower part of the throat. It's that loose skin on the lower throat area.
Nothing, really.
The dewlap could be an advantage for a cow in defense of predators that may try to go for her throat. It's an advantage in that instead of the predator getting the jugular vein, they get a mouthful of skin.
A dewlap or bell
breeding and territorial reasons
Female rabbits are usually the ones who have dewlaps, but if a male has been neutered, he may develop a dewlap because of the lack of male hormones in his body.
It is called a dewlap. They use it to attract the opposite sex and intimadate other males as well as some predators.
Highland cattle would be Bos taurus - they have thick coats of hair, small ears, a compact body and a small dewlap. Bos indicus cattle have the opposite - thin fine coats of hair, large ears, a rangy body and a large dewlap. These adaptations are to help cool the Bos indicus cattle in subtropical climates.
I don't think these are Angus cattle. However, it could be a very mature Angus bull with a pronounced dewlap, but my hunch is that you're looking at Black Simmental cattle with an even heavier dewlap (which is typical of all Simmentals). Today, Simmentals are getting to be looking more and more like Angus because of the Angus genetics being put in to these full-blood Simmentals.
In most breeds the doe has a dewlap and a buck is disqualified if it has a dewlap. Some breeds do not have a dewlap at all. A doe will have a dewlap by the time she is breeding age (which is 6 months:)
No, several other animals have a dewlap
Cattle, rabbits, Elands and many other larger antelope species...some humans. There are other animals as well.
Brahma cattle is a domestic breed developed from Indian stock. They have a hump between their shoulders and a dewlap. Angus is a breed of hornless cattle originating in Scotland. They have low, compact bodies and are known for their prized flesh.
a turkey's dewlap is the flap of skin under its neck. Also called a Wattle.
A Mountain Zebra has a dewlap. The other two major breeds of Zebras - Berchell's and Grevy's - do not.
The dewlap could be an advantage for a cow in defense of predators that may try to go for her throat. It's an advantage in that instead of the predator getting the jugular vein, they get a mouthful of skin.
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It's the female rabbits that have the extra fur. It's called a dewlap. It's different from the dewlap of other animals in that it's fatty, and the mother rabbit plucks fur from her dewlap to line her nest for her babies.
Nope. Love the animal as it is. :D