Young stags' antlers are small and non-branching, called spikes. A female deer that has reached and gone past her reproductive years can later produce this same type of horn. Why is that?
2007-03-27 09:49:26 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Menopause. Lack of production of estrogen and progesterone. They act as an inhibitor for horn growth, so without them...antlers!
2007-03-27 09:53:30 · answer #1 · answered by Brian L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK, I'll fall for it.
It's a well-known fact that the females get hornier as they grow older, but that the males reach their peak just after puberty.
You owe me one. ;-)
2007-03-27 16:58:01 · answer #2 · answered by cosmicvoyager 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi. It's a hormone thing.
2007-03-27 16:53:22 · answer #3 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Will power, deer.
2007-03-27 16:51:57 · answer #4 · answered by Winston Smith 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋