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How can jaw bones and antlers help to tell the age and health of a deer?
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∙ 12y ago
the size and duration can usually be a good hint
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How do deer antlers help them survive?
They attack their predators or at least scare them off with the antlers. Males are the only ones with antlers to protect their group. Males also use antlers to compete for leader of the group.
Which features help deers live where it does?
One thing that helps a deer is their hooves. Another would be their antlers.
What specialized structure do deer have that help them survive against predators?
superior hearing, muscles in hind quarters, night vision, antlers
Do they bleed when they shed their velvet?
If by they, you mean deer, then yes. Velvet covers deer's antlers and feeds the antlers the vitamins and minerals it needs to grow. There is a base at the base of each antler, and when the antlers have received enough vitamins and minerals, the base cuts off the blood flow to the antlers, causing the velvet to dry out, shrivel up, and fall off. The velvet is itchy, so the deer rub up against trees and such to help get the velvet off. Basically the only reason the deer's antler's bleed is because the blood may not be fully cut off and the deer still find it itchy so they try to scratch it off themselves.
Did the reindeer vixen have antlers?
No, only male deer have antlers although it is extremely rare to have a female deer with antlers. ^^Actually, since all they are REINDEER, they all have antlers. Male and female. But, male reindeer drop their antlers in early winter, while females retain theirs until early spring. So ACTUALLY, all his reindeer are female.
Do deer have fur or hair?
No. When antlers are in the growing stages they are covered in what is called felt, which is a skin covering over bone (which is what antlers are really made of). This felt contains blood vessels and nerves that help protect these growing antlers from being potentially damaged. Once the antlers have fully grown, the felt is shed.
What does dairy do for us?
Products help strengthen are bones and help are health.
What type of deer do you see in the winter?
I think you might be referring to bucks, the male deer with antlers. The antlers grow through the summers and they help hunters identify male vs female because hunters want to shoot a 6-point buck.You will also see does (e.g. a doe but plural), the female deer.You would not see fawns; they are born in springtime.
Why does a goat have hooves?
The same reason fish have fins, deer have antlers, and humans have hands. Each animal is equipped with the features that help it survive, and hooves are hard and protected, which are good for mountains, where most goats live.
What is health effect of vitamin d?
When Vitamin D is synthesized in the kidneys, it helps regulate the health of your bones through calcium and phosphate mineralization. Vitamin D will help prevent rickets, and frail bones.
Do antlers help control body temperature?
yes.
How do they get velvet on antlers?
Velvet is what grows and protects the antlers as the antlers themselves grow into a sizable rack. Velvet is merely a thin layer of skin over the boney tissue that is the antlers, and it is skin that is filled with millions of blood vessels and nerve tissue to help protect the antlers as they grow.
