Every year, animals in the deer family go through a cycle of growing and shedding their antlers, those badass branched bones ...

The bone grows outward as an extension of the skull. Deer grow antlers to compete for mates and protect their territory during rutting season. The growth and loss of antlers for most species of ...

Long, slender legs - each bearing two narrow, pointed hooves that support the weight - prominent ears, and in males, bony antlers (developed annually from pedicals of frontal bones in April-May and ...