2007-12-04 13:03:21 · 13 answers · asked by bep 2 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
not the antlers i believe they have ivory teeth (canines)
2007-12-04 13:34:52 · answer #1 · answered by tater 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
No, they are not ivory, nor are they horns.
The antlers are a horn-like appendage but do not have the covering of Keratin that is found on true horns (like those of a Buffalo). The "velvet" that covers the antler early in the year is actually skin with lots of blood vessels in it that nourish the bone as it grows. Once the velvet is worn off the bone dies and what is left is the antler. Antlers are shed late in the year, after mating season.
2007-12-04 15:03:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ivory oftentimes refers back to the textile harvested from the tusks of an elephant, even though it may additionally verify with different components that come from animals' tooth. Walrus tusks and narwhal horns have been additionally components of the stuff, some time past while. Elk tooth does not have been the organic determination for many western ivory-carvers, yet they could have known the textile. (that is slightly extraordinary to assert, 'made up of ivory,' however, in view that tooth are grown, not synthetic.)
2016-12-17 07:27:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the antlers are not Ivory. You are probably hearing about the "Ivory tips" on the mature bulls. The bull will polish the tips of his antlers by rubbing them to attract cows during the rut. They do however have canine teeth that are ivory.
2007-12-05 03:50:58 · answer #4 · answered by Todd F 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Blimey, you can't even poach good ivory off a three-legged grand piano any more.
Ivory comes from tusks, not horns or antlers, and thus are exclusive to elephant, walrus, boar, and giant mongolian possum.
2007-12-04 15:54:13 · answer #5 · answered by geraldine f 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No they are not Ivory. They are made of the same thing that make up our hair and finger nails.
2007-12-04 13:57:46 · answer #6 · answered by RazorWar 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are antlers, not horn, and not ivory.
Horns are permanent, antlers fall off and re-grow annually.
2007-12-04 16:11:52 · answer #7 · answered by evo741hpr3 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so. I think ivory is only on elephants.
2007-12-04 13:10:39 · answer #8 · answered by Everybody's Favorite 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. They're not horns. They're antlers.
2007-12-04 14:24:52 · answer #9 · answered by Squiggy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no what would make you think they were?
2007-12-04 13:31:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋