[Jacob-list] Horns

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In a message dated 15/04/2002 10:31:16 GMT Daylight Time, fayg at mebtel.net 
writes:

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 I am not sure but is the skull of a cow designed to take the weight / force
 of head butting? I am aware in humans how muscles and useage affect how the
 skull forms. It would be sad to loose a cow to the force of a sheep ...
 
 Someone on this list once talked about two four horned animals butting heads
 and one set of horns went down the other, taking the skull plate apart with
 the horns. Nothing in life is free or without risk!
  >>
*******I wonder whether the poor sheep had any forward growing tendency in 
the top horns - my understanding is that this can leave a significant skull 
weakness.

Trisha M-S
Marmont Jacobs, Norfolk, England