Re: T-Rex a Scavenger?!? (fwd)

[Stan Friesen <swf@ElSegundoCA.NCR.COM>]

>From: Matthew Donald Celeskey <mc7b+@andrew.cmu.edu> 
 > 
 > I'm not sure about his argument - don't deer and buffalo use their horns
 > as defense against wolves, as well as for rutting? 

Yes, but mostly only as a last resort, when cornered or surrounded.
They all prefer to run away if possible.

I think it is claer that the ceratopsians *did* use their horns
for intraspecific fighting, much like modern deer and antelope,
but a defensive use is also likely at need.

This is mostly a matter of "do anything you can to stay alive".
If the horns are there, and could be used for defense, then they
*will* be so used, at least when cornered.

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