Eva Bloom 🍑 on Twitter: "@Yara_Haridy @ScienceWithIve @MfNBerlin @ScienceWithIve “Do Giraffes have Horns/Ears?”!! We need a follow-up to fish & birds!!" / Twitter
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Oregon Zoo - Ever wonder about those knobs on a giraffe's head? They're called ossicones, and only giraffes and okapis have them. Unlike horns and antlers, they're made of hardened cartilage and
Riverbanks Zoo and Garden - Does a giraffe have horns? Those are not actually horns. They are ossicones - cartilage that has transformed into bone and are covered in skin and hair.
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