Horns

3D Model

Horns are hardened keratin outgrowths on the heads of organisms used to fight against predation and drive off their predators. They are also used in fighting for and attracting mates. They grow constantly in many species and are used in similar ways to other growths such as tusks and antlers.

It was scanned with an Artec Spider by undergraduate students from the Maastricht Science Programme at the Faculty of Science and Engineering, Maastricht University.

Nasoori, A. (2020). Formation, structure, and function of extra‐skeletal bones in mammals. Biological Reviews, 95(4), 986–1019.