2007-01-11 17:15:16 · 7 answers · asked by xyzoptics9 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
No, only male Elk (Wapiti) have antlers... Excerpt from Wikipedia... Only the males have antlers which start growing in the spring and are shed each year, usually at the end of winter. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elk_%28Cervus_canadensis%29#Appearance
The Caribou(reindeer) are the only species of deer in which both sexes have antlers...
Excerpt from Wikipedia...Both sexes grow antlers, which (in the Scandinavian variety) for old males fall off in December, for young males in the early spring, and for females, summer. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribou#Anatomy
PS In Europe, "Elk" refers to what we call "Moose" in North America, and Elk here refers to the Wapiti. If you were referring to the Moose, females also do not have antlers.
2007-01-12 08:10:24 · answer #1 · answered by Kelly + Eternal Universal Energy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Female Elk Antlers
2016-12-14 18:47:53 · answer #2 · answered by rothman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. The only member of the deer family in which females have antlers is reindeer.
2007-01-11 17:19:15 · answer #3 · answered by borscht 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Just to clarify that reindeer are Caribou, but that answer is correct.
2007-01-12 06:13:05 · answer #4 · answered by sandand_surf 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no just the bulls
2007-01-12 08:22:52 · answer #5 · answered by hill bill y 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very seldom, and if they do they are very small!
2007-01-11 21:00:44 · answer #6 · answered by Motti _Shish 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No they don't
2007-01-14 09:54:30 · answer #7 · answered by vbgal#21 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋