On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 02:18:48 +0100, Andy Dingley
wrote:

On 28 Oct 2004 14:48:04 -0700, (Sam) wrote:

So, is this what defines, antlers fall off but horns don't?

I think so.

But the practical aspect is that antler is fast growing and porous,
horn is slow growing


and solid.

well, dense. most of them are hollow for much of their length.
antlers, on the other hand are pithy in the middle and more so towards
the root, but never hollow.