Dewlap in Ungulates

November 15, 2021

By phone.nguyen & Mushō-genshin

What is the function of an ungulate's dewlap?

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Ever wondered what’s the purpose of the big flaps of skin – called dewlaps – visible in many animals, included, but not limited to, some hoofed ones? We don’t know for sure, but here in this time’s animal drawing tip you’ll find some hypotheses in explaining that, which we hope will become helpful for your future herbivorous creature designs.

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