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Female reindeer grow antlers that are significantly smaller than their male counterparts. Male reindeer grow antlers as long as 50 inches after multiple seasons of shedding.
The best of Magdalenian artworks are a mammoth engraved on a fragment of its own ivory; [dubious – discuss] a dagger of reindeer antler, with a handle in the form of a reindeer; a cave-bear cut on a flat piece of schist; a seal on a bear's tooth; a fish drawn on a reindeer antler; and a complete picture, also on reindeer antler, showing ...
Reindeer vs. Whitetail Deer: Antlers. Female reindeer have antlers, and notably retain their antlers during the winter. Male reindeer, on the other hand, lose their antlers during winter and ...
Reindeer antlers can be fashioned into all kinds of tools, including knife handles, shovels, and drying racks. Each part of the antler seems to have its own particular use in some cultures.
Reindeer skins, hoof, and antlers hang in the trees, because it is believed necessary for the deity to receive the entirety of the animal being sacrificed. [11] Although different peoples perform reindeer sacrifice in different ways, all of these rites involve the offering of the animal to a spirit or deity in some way.
Male reindeer (bulls) weigh on average 70 to 150 kg (154 to 331 pounds), while females (cows) weigh on average 40 to 100 kg (88 to 220 pounds). Both bulls and cows have antlers, but cows do not use them to battle one another; instead, like some bovids, they use their antlers to defend food or territory from intruders. Their summer coat is ...
This drawing made by a 17th-century Icelander shows the four stags on the World Tree. Neither deer nor ash trees are native to Iceland. Neither deer nor ash trees are native to Iceland. In Norse mythology , four stags or harts (male red deer ) eat among the branches of the world tree Yggdrasill .
Almost everyone in the world knows about reindeer and Yuletide. These fascinating animals have been made popular through their association with Santa Claus, a mythical creature who uses them to ...