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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.
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 growth of antlers among the females of the deer species is only normal in female reindeer. 4. A Reindeer Grows New Antlers Every Year ... pulled by reindeer. If we face the truth, Santa and ...
The prominent, palmate brow tines extend forward, over the face." [125] The antlers typically have two separate groups of points, lower and upper. Antlers begin to grow on male reindeer in March or April and on female reindeer in May or June. This process is called antlerogenesis. Antlers grow very quickly every year on the bulls.
Antler comes from the Old French antoillier (see present French : "Andouiller", from ant-, meaning before, oeil, meaning eye and-ier, a suffix indicating an action or state of being) [3] [4] possibly from some form of an unattested Latin word *anteocularis, "before the eye" [5] (and applied to the word for "branch" or "horn" [4]).
It is known that it would be autumn as both reindeer are shown with antlers, and only during autumn do both male and female reindeer have antlers. [6] At this time of year reindeer would be much easier to hunt, and the meat, skin and antlers would be at their best. [8] Each of the reindeer has been marked with a burin to show different ...
Reindeer antlers are the largest and heaviest of all extant deer species. Unlike other deer species, female reindeer grow antlers. Male antlers can grow to lengths of fifty-one inches, while ...
The Finnish forest reindeer is one of the largest subspecies of reindeer. It is 180–220 cm long and the tail 10–15 cm. The adult male is larger, weighing 150–250 kg, while adult females weigh about 100 kg. Their longer legs, wide hooves and narrower V-shaped antlers facilitate movement through deep snow and wooded habitats. [3]