Horns vs. Antlers
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- Do you know the difference between horns and antlers? Talk to your kids. Make a difference.
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Stefan Chin
Created by:
Hank Green
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"Racoons?!"
I giggled
LOL! Me too.
Poor stefan, he just can't get it right...
I have suddenly come upon the terrifying realization that the implement depicted in the credits to these videos is indeed a "brain scoop".
I have suddenly been informed of the terrifying fact that the implement depicted in the credits to these videos is indeed a "brain scoop."
Thanks a lot for that. I don't know myself if i'm being sarcastic.
Pronghorns are weird though, because their horns are forked and deciduous like antlers, but are made of a bony core and keratin sheath like the horns of Bovidae.
ok THAT was funny as hell Raccoons
"ZELDA!"
"No no, Stephan. That's Link."
Next time i see a moose in the forest ill have to remember to complement it for its nice rack.
Wow, I think I like horns better. I now find antlers disturbing because of that picture. I'll still replay though. lol
Most importantly children aren't taught to differentiate properly, period.
Seeing the picture...don't you mean "in all of its gory"?
O, gosh, that's gonna leave a scar in my mind.
racoons had me there. lol
Ooh, that's cool to know. I never thought much about the distinction.
... Both of them are called the same in Finnish though.
Tuuliska Russian language doesn't make that distinction either.
Tuuliska Same in Portuguese.
So do jackalopes have horns or antlers?
They have a relative of the HPV. It causes horn like growths on rabbits. Bet you didn't know there was a grain of truth to that silly mythical critter, eh?
Patrick McCurry There's at least a grain of truth in every mythical character. Except maybe the bunny in Monty Python's Holy Grail.
I see you've never had a pet rabbit.
those things can be dicks when they're hungry
Jim Fortune antlers.
I love the running gag of the stuffed raccoon. :3
What about Pronghorn Antelope? They have horns but they branch. Or am I wrong?
guess well never know
were you introduction lines rephrased from "It seems today that all you see is violence in movies and sex on TV"?
Antlered raccoons would make Rocket the most badass Galaxy guardian...
Great! Thanks TheBrainScoop. Now I have to find a taxidermist who will make me a Racoonalope with red LED light-up eyes. I blame you for my coming debt.
so... maybe nobody has ever found a jacklobe because they shed their antlers too quickly?
Oh my god the Raccoon, ahahahahaha
I'm guessing he's the official Brain Scoop mascot now then?
Huh, well would you look at that.
Thanks Em! I would have never known.
This show is so amazingly interesting. Thank you!
Love this channel! I'm learning AND laughing!!
That was a caribou, not a moose.
I get the feeling that shedding velvet is more itchy than painful. But those animals are often surrounded by clouds of black flies, and they have to live with many annoying irritations.
Please keep these up. Your knowledge and insight is a beacon of hope in the dark abyss of the YouTubian Sea.
ahhh, the soon raccoon ~*~*
When I was a punk rocker, a long time before all these TikToke-wokers came along and thought they had invented piercings, tattoos, and unusual haircuts and colors, which to me looks very embarrassing on a deranged person of 22, as my mom no doubt thought it looked on me, but WE did it first and politics had nothing to do with it, but anyway, I had cut my hair so short all over that a guy I worked with who went hunting on a regular basis and on whom I had a ginormous crush, who would stroke my head and say "your head feels like deer velvet" which I took as an immense compliment. It felt good to have men stroke my head as though it was a kitten or a puppy. Alas, women are terrified of men these days.
Anyway, thought I would share that. I have always found antlers and horns fascinating.
1:20
"OH MY GAWD, WHAT IS HAPPENING TO ME? WHAT IS GOING ON!"
that had me laughing out loud lol.
When you type animal HORNS into the search bar the first vid be like goats, bulls and a moose! Then this vid be like difference between ANTLERS and HORNS
Horns occasionally fork, but it's abnormal. The California Academy of Sciences recent Skulls exhibit had a regular four horned sheep skull (part of the standard for the breed) and a malformed five horned sheep skull in which one of the horns had forked.
The deer with "cactus" antlers was pretty cool too!
I am sooo Stefan. Enthusiastic, yet. . . . . .
PS. You left out Pronghorns of the family Antilocapridae, which have a strange mixture of both horns and antlers.
Still one of my all time favourite video's! HORNS! :) "No stefan, those are antlers :|" Absolutely pricesless
My son Loled at raccoons having antlers. Thanks for the informational video!
I love this!! I was introduced to this channel via your latest video re: females in science. This was a really fun (and educational) video.
This was just posted last year?! Holy moly, so much brainy scoopage in that time. :) Also change, that too.
does that mean that pronghorns should've been called prongantlers due to their forked... antlers?
Pronghorns are the only horned animals who shed the sheaths annually. They are an anomaly and are the only members of an ancient family that evolved in North America alongside early cheetahs, who hunted them!
So what about the Pronghorn Antelope (Antilocapra americana). It's antlers (or horns) are a bone core with a keratin sheath, but they fork and the sheath is shed annually. So, is it a horn, or an antler?
I have a question about branching and forking. I can see the visual difference but how would you describe it exactly. A fork is when the antler splits into two points, and branching is when one point branches off the main antler??
Violent video games absolutely can cause mild violence. They do not, however, inherently cause violence or cause extreme violence.
There is no stopping violent video games. The market is too huge and any significant violence it may cause is too rare.
People are very easily influenced. You would have to be quite special to think that something as exciting as GTA V doesn't have even the slightest bit of influence on a person.
I'm a gamer but I'm not about to blindly side with other gamers :P
Sooooooooo interesting that most people do not even know about this differnce! You are so cute ! I love your vids and they do go very fast! Fast in a way that I have to pause them to re-iterate or rewind to explain to young adults/adults/and teens lol. Could you make your vids a little bit longer and not as fast paced for the persons geting educated? I know i know its alot to ask! But you have a great thing going here. Ha And you have the Cutest hands too!
It's kinda big deal when it comes to media consumption especially involving children. Only 8% of games are considered violent but that doesn't effect kids finding out and then playing violent video games which has been a bit of a moot point for the agenda by media's like Fox's campaign "training our kids to kill". I wish games could remove this argument by making more innovations as a industry rather than just proving they're not violent.
The reason the English words are so counter-intuitive to us (an elk is more closely related to deer than to what we call "elg"/"älg") is that what used to be called elks in Europe went extinct on the British islands, so the English, who had no experience with European elks (älg), used the term for American elks. The moose has its name from a native American language. (I think I've heard which, but can't remember.)
Another Thing About Antlers: They are used during the rut to determine which male is allowed to mate. Horns are to some degree used the same way but not in all horned species.
There have been instances where members of antlered species have been found locked together (sometimes deceased), or locked into the branches of trees by their antlers. This is far more rare among horned species.
Not sure if serious about including violent video games on your list of things that plague our country but either way I think it would have been best to leave violent video games off that list given it's controversial nature. Also, try not to say "our country" as not everyone who watches this video is from the same country you are. Just some constructive criticism for ya. Otherwise, good video.
A similar epidemic is that most people don't know the difference between poison and venom.
Basically, unless I am mistaken, poison is a response (e.g. you try to bite a frog and you get poison in your mouth. ). Venom is what an animal does to you (e.g. you try to grab a snake and IT bites YOU and injects venom into your hand. Let's face it-- it was probably a bad idea to begin with.)
I know you're more of a taxidermy person, but I figured it was worth mentioning.
before I watch the video, I just want to make a probably incorrect guess: are antlers made of bone and horns of any other material, like keratin? Do Antlers spread more, and horns stay either slightly curved or straight? Are antlers more used more defense and fighting for mates, and horns for just showing off? I swear I haven't seen the video if I'm ever right, I guess I'm about to find out. Sorry if I'm entirely wrong ;-;
Tusks like on a boar, walrus or elephant are teeth that just keep growing. The Rhino's is called a horn as well, but only consist of Keratin, without a bony core. You forgot about Giraffes, who carry bony protrusions covered with skin and hair. Zoologists like to call those Ossicones, just to confuse you.
I don't think so. The keratin fibers in hair and horn sheaths are connected in different ways to form different molecular structures, which is part of what gives them their unique shape and strength. Keratin isn't the only component in hair or horns either. It's a pretty complicated process that involves more than just compressing hair fibers.
Same goes for plants with thorns and spikes btw. Spikes are just a Spiky part of epidermis while Thorns are like morphed Leaves or twigs. The Thorns on a rose are actually spikes and the spikes on Cacti are actually dorns. Just noone ever says Rose spikes or Cacti thorns. But that would be scientifically right.
No way! Jackalopes have antlers. They shed completely every year, then grow in very quickly. They also shed immediately after mating season is over which is why you jackalopes with a nice rack so rarely in nature. Btw, that is quite a rack you have Emily----I mean the collection, get your minds out of the gutter.
they have to use their faces to drag down prey...it would be pretty dangerous to have them on your head. Combat with a prey animal could break one off very easily. Plus prey animals not only evolved horns and antlers to fight for territory and mates, but they help defend themselves from predators.
I'm guessing horns because they don't branch... but there's no keratin sheath, and they don't grow very large. Good question! I do know that giraffes are born with their horns(?) detached from their skull (so they don't injure the mother during birth) and then fuse later to become rigid.
Hey, Emily. I heard Hank complain about financial issues regarding your brain scoop episodes. Why don't you try the trick that worked so well (over time) for "The Guild" (geekandsundry) : They added a donate button to their show or website... I would personally love to help out in that way.
+1, the donate link should be ssl encrypted, I would expect them to have valid ssl certificate (if they do then no warnings are generated)... I am to cheap to click further than 'input credit card information'... but that dosen't generate any warnings... what seems to be your issue?
The first word the boy I nannied learnt 'dog' as his first word. So every 4 legged creature was a 'dog' for about 4 months. His second word was 'boat' so cars, busses, buildings, bus stops... all boat! Interestingly, 'mum' and 'dad' were much farther down the line with.....
Could you guys make a video about you, Michael, Hank and Katherine playing with skeletons and making new animals? :D Or trying to "recreate" mythical animals? (I'm not sure if it would be posted here, or Hankgames, but hey at least it would be both educational and fun)
So animals like deer, caribou, moose, and elk gruesomely shed their antlers’ skin periodically?
Don't mind me, just going through old brainscoop videos when I should be sleeping.
Actually it could be explained. There is a certain kind of virus called ''shope papilloma virus'' . It grows into tumours on rabbit's head/muzzle which could look like horns, which is very painful and uncomfortable for animal. : ) Hopefully this helps.
You're trying too hard to be funny. I watched this to learn the differences. The energy you are using to create this cute, cheesy, scenes could be used on something else.. just sayin. You can be funny without creating oblivious buddy cameos...
STEFAN! The random Stefan cameo was a great surprise.
And seriously, I graduated from a major university with a Bachelor of Science, and I don't think anyone ever even attempted to teach me the difference between horns and antlers. That's why I love these.
I love Deer!!! If you want some big White Tail Racks I have some. I even have some from the same deer from different years. No they are not from tamed deer. Each year I go out Shedding (look for antlers) in the forests and prairies by my house.
We were talking about selecting a mate in biology and there was a list on the board (long tail feathers, colours, call, scent, big rack) and my teacher asked "what does humans base their choice on?" while underlining Big rack :)
LOVE IT!!! So cute and funny and smart and informative (and I'm not just talking about the video, Emily!) Haha no but seriously this is great. I'm glad it's not in HD 'cause now I can watch it on my phone (no computer :(). Thanks!
This is great! We can all now stop "racking" our Brain Scoop about the difference between horns and antlers. (Weirdly I think I actually learned the difference in school, years ago).
ALSO! I'm thrilled that we can now donate to support the show!!
What about the extinct Synthetoceras? It's a deer-like ungulate and the males had this long slingshot-shaped thing on their snout
I have seen lots of... well, gawking comments, but I just want to make sure I am not becoming a perv.
I'm not the only one who checked her's out when she mentioned racks "getting her going", right?
Guys?
Sure we can. One of the original ideas was that the myth came about from sightings of rabbits and hares infected with the shope papilloma virus which causes growths that can be mistaken for horns or antlers.
@DanielleFTBA Nope! Shedding velvet bleeds quite a bit, but it doesn't cause any pain. It does itch pretty bad, which encourages the animal to rub his antlers against trees and such to facilitate the shedding process. :)
Did John and Hank release a perfume line? Hmm, Emily you should release one called 'Bag of Body', It could smell like the Prep Lab. I bet it would sell quickly, as it probably smell better than most celebrity endorsed scents.
Tihi, I was listening to The Antlers as I watched the video, Hospice, you should totally listen to that album as well while you ponder over the valuable lessons of life, death and antlers given to you by Brainscoop ;)
It's called an ossicone, and it is kind of like a big lump of bone pushing through the skin and covered in velvet. The difference between them and antlers is there's no branching and they can have up to seven.
Can someone please tell me how to add any new upload from brainscoop to alert me by email! It worked ages ago but the ever changing layout of UA-cam is, as always, fucking me off! I'm sick of missing new videos!
I didn't realise horns had bone underneath the keratin! Cool. Question: Does it take a male moose the same amount of time to grow his antlers as the female moose's gestation period? Is the weight similar?!?
Neither mine does. That's probably the reason why I'd never really thought about why different kinds of... "horns" are so various in their looks. Which all made this episode surprisingly exciting for me.
Tee shirts with a picture of the raccoon with antlers AND the caption "No, Stefan," would be fabulous!
Maybe on the back in small print there could be a randomly selected brain quote... :)
Oh wow, this is the first time I actually knew something about the topic, I feel all smart-pants now. Great video but one question... Does the raccoon have a name yet? I feel like it should have a name...
It depends on the goat, some goats are polled (genetically hornless), but it's not as easy to breed for in goats as it is sheep and cattle, because the genes for sex and horn growth are linked.
So is there a difference between horns on the back of the head like sheep and bison, and the horn on the front of the face, like rhinos? or or is that more like a tusk or tooth (like narwhals)?
I didn't know about the keratin sheath bit (btw 'sheath is an odd yet fun word to say), but I did know that horns had one pointy bit and antlers had multiple bits. So yeah for me, I feel smart!
Geez Stephen, get it right! This is a really awesome video!! It's super interesting
And then there are those things that come out of a giraffe .... Those aren't horns are they? What comes out of a "prong horned antelope". Emily is pretty and smart. >>sigh
So in Diablo II there is also a mistake in the Druid helmets which are supposed to be horns but are called antlers. NOW I KNOW :D. Anyway, great video I LEARNED SOMETHING TODAY!!!
somehow i missed this one in my subscriptions feed....has this happened to anyone else? this is not the first brainscoop video that i found and was like "HOW DID I MISS THIS?"
The old deer hunters used to track deer for days along game trails before shooting them to collect the velvet, which sold for a huge profit. The deer just rub the velvet off on trees.
What about the Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana)? Don't they have a pseudo antler like horn that while it is a horn has branches and thus does not fit your criteria on what a horn is?
This reminds me of when I was at a butterfly exhibit the other day and I had to listen to all them moms teaching their kids that butterflies come from cocoons instead of chrysalises.
So does that mean that horns are a certain subclass as antler? Yes the antler falls, but is the keratin some sort of mutation in the velvet? Maybe even the other way around!?
Is it always true that horns are "single" (not forked or branched) and that antlers are forked and / or branched? I.e. are there "single" antlers? Are there any horns that branch or fork?
If you'd told me a year ago one of my favourite people ever would be a young female taxidermist and volunteer museum curator, I probably would have slapped you and run far away.
This is perfect, I work at a PetSmart and i'm always getting the question "What's the difference between a horns and antlers?" It's so annoying! Now I'm ready to face another day!
That Racoon reminded me of the allmighty Wolpertinger: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolpertinger
what about the forking on a Pronghorn's horns? Is it because the bony core itself doesn't fork?
So my question is about rhino horns, since they are composed entirely keratin (correct me if I'm wrong) but are still called horns, how are they technically classified?
I never thought our education problems would lead to something so serious as not teaching the children the difference between horns and antlers...WHY EDUCATION SYSTEM? WHY?
I know this is going to make me sound dumb - but why do so many of the drawings Emily is posting of FaceBook of the raccoon in antlers have the word "Soon" written on them?
Thanks AdenineMonkey for answering the giraffes question. I've been trying to find that out for years. Please notice that I am a graphic designer... Obssesed with giraffes.
Are there any nerve endings in the velvet that covers the antlers? Does it hurt to shed? 'Cause that picture looked like there was blood and stuff under the velvet.
>violent video games
Please explain how violent video games are equivalent to street crime. I for one have played violent video games all my life, and I wouldn't hurt a fly