antler
Deer, elk, moose, and relatives grow antlers. This topic is part of Animals within Science & Nature. This page currently draws on 8 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
antler trivia questions
Antlers are most commonly found on animals in what family?
Answer: Deer family
Bonus fact: Deer, elk, moose, and relatives grow antlers.
Unlike true horns, antlers are typically shed and regrown how often?
Answer: Annually
Bonus fact: Most deer species replace antlers each year.
Antlers are composed primarily of what tissue?
Answer: Bone
Bonus fact: Antlers are among the fastest-growing bones in the animal kingdom.
What is unusual about antlers in caribou compared with most deer?
Answer: Both sexes can grow them
Bonus fact: Female caribou commonly grow antlers too.
Antlers are grown mainly by what type of animal?
Answer: Deer
Bonus fact: Antlers are characteristic of the deer family Cervidae.
Unlike horns, antlers are typically what each year?
Answer: Shed and regrown
Bonus fact: Most deer grow a new set annually.
During growth, antlers are covered by a nutrient-rich skin called what?
Answer: Velvet
Bonus fact: Velvet supplies blood to rapidly growing bone.
What bony structures do most male deer grow and shed periodically?
Answer: Antlers
Bonus fact: Antlers are bone and are typically shed and regrown each year.