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.

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image showing 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.

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.

Cookiedestryr on February 13rd, 2021 at 01:13 UTC »

🤣 they then proceeded to be eaten for calcium by everything in the local ecosystem

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