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IN a discussion of giraffid horns and cervid antlers, Spinage1 stated that the latter must be shed and regrown periodically, because bone is more brittle than horn and is often broken.
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HENSHAW, J. Antlers—the Unbrittle Bones of Contention. Nature 231, 469 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/231469a0
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