Deer have antlers, walruses have tusks – here’s why so few birds have weapons of their own
- Written by Alexandre V. Palaoro, Post-doctoral Fellow in Materials Sciences & Engineering, Clemson University
There's plenty of aggression in the bird world, but little armed violence.Velvet Shearer, USFWS/Flickr, CC BYMating season in the animal kingdom can be dramatic, and sometimes violent. As an example, take deer clashing their antlers during the rut – nostrils flaring, hooves hammering the ground, grass flying everywhere, and that eerie...