Both sexes of the giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) have prominent horn-like structures called ossicones, which are formed from ossified cartilage.
Unlike most other horned animals, where the horns only start to grow some time after birth, the giraffe’s occicones are already well formed at birth. They lie flat against the head during birth and become erect during the first week after birth.
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