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Alternative Weapon principle

Lessons from Tufted Deer

Grow the other weapon.

Fanged Forest Display

Tufted Deer (Elaphodus cephalophus) featured animal image on AnimalDex

Core lesson

When the usual crown is absent, another weapon can speak.

Biological basis

Tufted Deer have small or hidden antlers and elongated canine tusks, especially in males, used in display or conflict in forested mountain habitats.

Best use cases

Where this lesson tends to be most useful in practice.

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