Picture taken at Descubieta, DR. The tall horns seem to be a female trait -- All the males that I have photographed have fatter, less spiky horns. Anyone know of any tall spiked males ?
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Big Horned Rhino Iguanas
cycluracornuta
Apr 01, 2005 11:14 AM
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bast
Apr 03, 2005 07:27 AM
Great photo! I do a lot on nature/wildlife
photography (just for the fun of it).
Just a thought abot the dimorphism of the horns:
Being such long lived and beligerantly territorial
animals do you think that the males' horns may be
worh from years of combat?
Brian
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cycluracornuta
Apr 17, 2005 01:14 AM
I believe that some male rhinos get their horns worn down from fighting -- especially if the animals are unequal in size. Probably what happened to the middle horn on this guy. Still overall, males tend to have shorter and stockier main horns.
