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.
The deer had very large antlers.
The deer rubbed his antlers on a tree.
The deer with branched horns or antlers is likely a male deer, as females usually have smaller, unbranched antlers or none at all. The branching of the antlers is usually referred to as tines, and the number of tines can vary depending on the species and age of the deer. Bucks use their antlers primarily for fighting and establishing dominance during the mating season.
It could be: * moose * elk * caribou * wapiti * raindeer
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.
The horns of a deer are called antlers.
superior hearing, muscles in hind quarters, night vision, antlers
You can get the deer antlers in the catalog. The antlers are called Silverthorn Antlers.
The deer had very large antlers.
The deer rubbed his antlers on a tree.
Moose are the largest members in the deer family. Deer are the only family who have antlers (antlers are shed annually, where horns are not).
They fight with other deer and hit the other deer's antlers to break them.
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They have several names all depending on how many there are and just where they are on the rack. The more branches, the older the deer.Fork: end of a deer's antlers, which divides in two.Palm: end of a deer's antlers similar in form to a human hand.Royal antler: third division of a deer's antlers from its head.Bay antler: division of a deer's antlers above the brow tine.Brow tine: first division of a deer's antlers from its head.Pedicle: part of a deer's head that supports the antlers.Beam: central stalk of the antlers of a deer.Surroyal antler: fourth division of the antlers of a deer.Crown tine: growing tine at the top of a deer's antlers.
Deer always have two antlers. It is the number of points on the antler that indicate the age.
A mule deer's antlers can span up to 4 ft long.
Dasher is indeed a boy. A deer with antlers is a boy, a deer without antlers is a girl.