I'm a wildlife photographer. When I posted this picture a lot of people commented they had no idea that deer shed their antlers every year. Well, this is what it looks like.
Deer, after their mating season (known as the rut) will go through hormonal changes which cause them to shed their antlers. It's a completely natural process that causes no harm or pain to the deer. Within a few months, the deer start growing a new set of antlers. Antlers are some of the fastest growing tissue in the animal kingdom, with deer being able to grow upwards of 1in of antler each day.
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IWConcepts on February 13rd, 2021 at 01:08 UTC »
Deer, after their mating season (known as the rut) will go through hormonal changes which cause them to shed their antlers. It's a completely natural process that causes no harm or pain to the deer. Within a few months, the deer start growing a new set of antlers. Antlers are some of the fastest growing tissue in the animal kingdom, with deer being able to grow upwards of 1in of antler each day.
Edit: Thank you so much for the gold! Very kind of you, anonymous redditor. If any of you want to see some more of my wildlife photography, I post some of my best shots to my website. I also post my wildlife photographs to my Instagram Happy to share the photographs and information with you all!
Edit: Wow, Platinum? You guys are the best. I want to give a little back, so if any of you are interested in buying prints of my work on my website, feel free to use code REDDIT for 15% off. Wildlife photography and wildlife in general are my passion and profession, and your support keeps me in the woods doing what I do best: sharing these magnificent animals with you. Thank you all again, I'm overwhelmed with all of the kind words!
BobFkinStrauss on February 13rd, 2021 at 01:11 UTC »
Upvote for the dope photo. Double upvote for the concise and helpful explanation, as well. Nice shot, sir.
hopeless_wanderer44 on February 13rd, 2021 at 02:52 UTC »
Antlers = shed each year
Horns = are not shed
Antlers examples: white tailed deer, mule deer, elk, moose
Horns examples: bighorn sheep, pronghorn, goats, cattle, trombone, tuba