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Deer shed their antlers annually for the regeneration, or re-growth, of new ones.
The entire shedding process takes two to three weeks to complete, and the re-growth phase takes place over the summer. The docile male deer that, with the exception of the male and the female reindeer, solely sports antlers, sheds them between January and April, after the autumn mating season draws to a close. He can do without antlers at this time, because his need for them in prior months, to attract and to impress females for his harem of mates, and to fight with his competitors for the females affections, no longer exists.
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∙ 15y agoElk will shed their antlers annually. Elk grow their antler starting in the spring and on into the summer then late summer early fall they stop. During fall or rutting season they use them to gain breeding rights and then during the winter elk use their antlers to gain access to grass through the snow. Late winter and early spring is when they shed.
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∙ 13y agoYes. Both sexes grow new antlers every year, underneath protective fur called velvet. When the antlers have finished growing, the velvet falls off. After the mating season, the antlers fall off.
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∙ 13y agoreindeer's shed their antlers once a year............. Not once a month or a week or a decade just once a year.....
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∙ 11y agoMale reindeer shed their antlers at the end of the mating season in early December. Females, however, keep their thinner antlers throughout the winter
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∙ 15y agoReindeers shed their antlers every year whether male or female.
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Do just male reindeer just have antlers?
Both males and female reindeer grow antlers, being the only species of the family Cervidae that do so. Male reindeer shed their antlers at the beginning of winter, mid November to late December, while females do not shed their antlers until after delivering fawns in the spring.
Do reindeer have antlers?
Male reindeer shed their antlers at the end of the mating season in early December. Females, however, keep their thinner antlers throughout the winter.
Is Dancer the reindeer a girl?
Yes, it is believed that all of Santa's reindeer are females because they have their antlers. Males shed their antlers in late November or early December and females do not shed them until they give birth in the spring.
Is Dasher the reindeer a boy or girl?
It is believed that all of Santa's reindeer are female. This is because males shed their antlers in late November and early Decembers, but females do not shed them until after they give birth in the spring.
When to reindeer shed their antlers?
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 which help them to camouflage. (source: Wikipedia) Females shed their antlers after they give birth.
Do deer antlers fall off?
yes all reindeer lose their antlers at this time of year and grow back round spring time
When do male reindeer lose their antlers?
In most cases they dont. The Antlers are an integral part of a Reindeer and it stays with the animal as long as it is alive. Some reindeers may lose part or full of their antlers during a fight with another reindeer or due to old age but it is not a common phenomenon.
Is donner a boy reindeer?
No, it is believed that all of Santa's reindeer are females because they have their antlers. Males shed their antlers in late November or early December and females do not shed them until they give birth in the spring.
Do boy and girl reindeer both have antlers?
Girl reindeer do have antlers. Reindeer or caribou are the only species of deer where both males and females have antlers.
Do male reindeer have antlers?
Yes,male reindeer do have antlers.
Why do deer shed their antlers?
They shed their antlers because after the breeding season, the rut, they no longer need the antlers to impress females and to fight with other males over the females. The antlers consume a lot of blood and minerals which the deer needs after the breeding season and during the winter. Female and baby reindeer and caribou keep their antlers until the spring to be able to protect their food source from the larger males. Females that are not pregnant and babies will generally shed their antlers in the early spring. Pregnanat females generally shed their's a few days after giving birth to their young, later in the spring.
Do female moose shed antlers?
no, they dont have antlers
