Why do MOOSES have hair on their horns????

[Swordfish_dan33]

It is knowned that the mooses are living in Alaska..in cold inviroments but they don't have any nervs running through their horns it it doesn't keep warm.

 

[spidergoat]

I think there are blood vessels in there. And the plural of moose is just moose.

 

[cato]

you can read the whole thing here:
http://www.exploratorium.edu/xref/exhibits/antlers.html

but here are some snip its that answer you question:

Many animals—including goats, sheep and cattle—have horns. But only a few species—including deer, elk and caribou—have antlers. Horns are made of dead skin and are permanent. Antlers are very different: they're made of living tissue that grows and dies in a yearly cycle.

When antlers are growing, they are covered with a soft, furry layer of sensitive skin called velvet. Once the antlers reach full size, the velvet dies and begins to peel. The animal rubs the dying velvet off against a tree, leaving the bony core of the antler exposed.

so, in short, they are not horns, and it is called velvet.

 

[cato]

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