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Both male and female reindeer grow antlers. This is a trait that no other species in the deer family possesses. ... It’s a common belief in the world of deer that males have antlers and females ...
female reindeer with antlers. It's always easy to tell bucks from does in many of the deer species, because bucks (male deer) have antlers and does (female deer) don't.
Unlike other deer species, female reindeer grow antlers. Male antlers can grow to lengths of fifty-one inches, while female antlers are smaller, at twenty inches. So, where do reindeer live?
Antlers are usually found only on males. Only reindeer (known as caribou in North America) have antlers on the females, and these are normally smaller than those of the males. Nevertheless, fertile does from other species of deer have the capacity to produce antlers on occasion, usually due to increased testosterone levels. [8]
When male reindeer shed their antlers in early to mid-winter, the antlered cows acquire the highest ranks in the feeding hierarchy, gaining access to the best forage areas. These cows are healthier than those without antlers. [135] Calves whose mothers do not have antlers are more prone to disease and have a significantly higher mortality. [135]
Reindeer have more prominent and denser antlers than whitetail deer. However, the critical difference is in sexual dimorphism. Female reindeer have antlers, while female whitetail deer don’t.
Sexual dimorphism is quite pronounced – in most species males tend to be larger than females, [16] and, except for the reindeer, only males have antlers. [17] Coat colour generally varies between red and brown, [18] though it can be as dark as chocolate brown in the tufted deer [19] or have a grayish tinge as in elk. [14]
Both Male And Female Reindeer Grow Antlers. Female reindeer have antlers. ©Vladimir Melnikov/Shutterstock.com. In most deer species, only the males grow antlers. However, both male and female ...