Antlers can grow up to one inch per day during peak season. Relying on keratin structures creates a permanent vulnerability because they never regenerate after a battle. Shedding calcified bone is how ...

This bull moose was spotted near Brainard Lake. In early September, when the antlers of male deer, elk and moose have stopped growing and the bone is fully formed, blood stops flowing to the velvet, ...

Like helmets, hats and scarves, headgear for wildlife is important for protection as well as a fashion statement for attracting the opposite sex. While horns and antlers may look similar, they are ...

Wow, look at the rack on that … elk, of course. But a rack of what? We tend to use the terms horns and antlers interchangeably, but they are really very different structures. A common misconception is ...

Animals with antlers and horns have dominated the earth for centuries. These intimidating features are symbols of power, strength, and hierarchy within their wild herds. And all too often, these terms ...