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 keratinous projections that grow out 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 protrusions on their heads, called ossicones.
• Cervidae: Most deer have antlers, which are not true horns due to lacking a bone core.
• Rhinocerotidae: The "horns" of rhinos are made of keratin and lack a bone core.
• Arsinoitheriidae

Tusks

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

• Proboscidea
• Walruses
• Warthogs
• Narwhals
• Water deer