Antlers are extensions of the skull grown by members of the deer and antelope family. They are bone structures usually found in symmetrical pairs and, in most species, are only grown by the males of the species. Antlers have several functions such as fighting or attracting females. The following are three of the functions of antlers.
First, antlers can help with heat dissipation. The horns have been shown to contain vascular tissue and the large surface area of the antlers versus the amount of blood flowing through the tissues allows for the blood to cool before returning to the rest of the body.
Second, antlers are used as a defense against predators. Antlers are used in male-male fights it stands to reason that they would use them to defend against other threats. When cornered by a predator and forced to fight, the antlered animal can use them to fend off the attacking animal.
Finally they are used to display their strength and fertility to the female members of their species and to compete with other males. Larger antlers mean that the male is strong and most likely very fertile. They are also used to compete against other males in displays of strength to win the females.
The article explains that the antlers have several functions and it's so important. However, the professor says that the information that the article gave is not correct, and refutes each of the Author's reasons.
First, the reading claims that antlers can help with heat dissipation. On the other hand, the professor contends that it is not true. According to the professor, if the antlers used for heat dissipation it wouldn't grow in winter. Also, the antlers in hot climate animals are smaller than the the ones in animals who live in a cold climate, which disprove what the reading claims.
Second, the article asserts that antlers are used as a defense against predators. The professor refutes this point by saying that if the antlers used for defense, the female should have it too. He adds that no female has antlers only in few species of deer. Also, these animals defending themselves by using their feet to kick or run away from predators.
Third, the reading posits that antlers used to display strength and fertility to the female members and to compete with male ones. However, the professor opposes this point by telling us that there is no evidence that proven that antlers size is the main comparing among animals, and in this situation there would be no small animal able to breed and make family, and this is not true.
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Sentence: Also, the antlers in hot climate animals are smaller than the the ones in animals who live in a cold climate, which disprove what the reading claims.
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