2006-10-22 23:32:06 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Antlers/Horns
Antlers fall off after mating season and grow back within several months. ... Mule deer antlers branch equally, each a separate beam, forking into two tines. ...
http://www.scsc.k12.ar.us/2001Outwest/PacificEcology/Projects/RoarkJ/Default.htm
2006-10-23 00:11:18 · answer #1 · answered by Krishna 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know that the deer species indigenous to the U.S. loose them every year. I cannot say if other deer species from around the world all do so however.
There are over 45 known species of deer in four different taxonomic families around the world.
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I found at least one species that does not shed. I think it was a deer from Central Asia.
2006-10-23 01:32:02 · answer #2 · answered by lampoilman 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. And they re-grow each spring a bit larger. That's how you tell young deer from older ones. The older ones have much bigger racks.
2006-10-22 23:34:15 · answer #3 · answered by Jack 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋