List of animals with horns or tusks

This is a list of animals that have hard permanent pointed projections on their head.

Horns

Horns are projections from the top of the head. True horns are found mainly among:

• Ruminant artiodactyls
  • Antilocapridae (pronghorns)
  • Bovidae (cattle, goats, antelopes etc.).
• Giraffidae: Giraffids have a pair of skin covered bony bumps on their heads, called ossicones.
• Cervidae: Most deer have antlers, which are not true horns due to lacking a bone core and made of keratin.
• Rhinocerotidae: The "horns" of rhinos are made of keratin and lack a bone core.

Tusks

Tusks are pointed elongated teeth that protrude from the mouth and sometimes resemble horns. They constantly keep growing throughout the animal's life. Examples include:

• Elephants
• Walruses
• Warthogs
• Narwhals
• Water deer