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Antlers are the large and complex horn-like appendages of male deer, consisting of bony outgrowths from the head with no covering of keratin as is found in true horns. Each antler grows from an attachment point on the skull called a pedicle. While an antler is growing it is covered with highly vascular skin called velvet, which supplies oxygen and nutrients to the growing bone; once the antler has achieved its proper size, the velvet is lost and the antler's bone dies. This dead bone structure is the mature antler. Antlers shed after each mating season.
Examples of various types of antlers
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horn is a living, vein and artery filled, pointed projection of the skin of various animals, consisting mainly of keratin as well as other proteins. True horns are found only among the ruminant artiodactyls, in the families Antilocapridae (pronghorn) and Bovidae (cows, buffalo,
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Cervidae
Goldfuss, 1820
Subfamilies
Capreolinae/Odocoileinae
Cervinae
Hydropotinae
Muntiacinae
A deer is a ruminant mammal belonging to the family Cervidae.
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Goldfuss, 1820
Subfamilies
Capreolinae/Odocoileinae
Cervinae
Hydropotinae
Muntiacinae
A deer is a ruminant mammal belonging to the family Cervidae.
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Bones are rigid organs that form part of the endoskeleton of vertebrates. They function to move, support, and protect the various organs of the body, produce red and white blood cells and store minerals.
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Keratins are a family of fibrous structural proteins; tough and insoluble, they form the hard but nonmineralized structures found in reptiles, birds, amphibians and mammals. They are rivaled as biological materials in toughness only by chitin.
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Pedicle or pedicel may refer to:
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- Pedicle (anatomy), the segment between the transverse process and the vertebral body, and is often used as a radiographic marker and entry point in vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty procedures
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The blood vessels are part of the cardiovascular system and function to transport blood throughout the body. The most important types, arteries and veins, carry blood away from or towards the heart, respectively.
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Skin layers: epidermis, dermis, and subcutis, showing a hair follicle, sweat gland & sebaceous gland.]] In zootomy and dermatology, skin is the largest organ of the integumentary system made up of multiple layers of epithelial tissues that guard underlying muscles and organs.
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Antlers are the large and complex horn-like appendages of male deer, consisting of bony outgrowths from the head with no covering of keratin as is found in true horns. Each antler grows from an attachment point on the skull called a pedicle.
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M. giganteus
Binomial name
Megaloceros giganteus
(Blumenbach, 1799)
Synonyms
Megaceros giganteus
Megaloceros giganteus giganteus
The Irish Elk or
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Binomial name
Megaloceros giganteus
(Blumenbach, 1799)
Synonyms
Megaceros giganteus
Megaloceros giganteus giganteus
The Irish Elk or
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- For the animal, see moose.
MOOSE, originally an acronym for Man Out Of Space Easiest and later changed to the more professional-sounding Manned Orbital Operations Safety Equipment
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Odocoileinae
Genus: Rangifer
C.H. Smith, 1827
Species: R. tarandus
Binomial name
Rangifer tarandus
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Genus: Rangifer
C.H. Smith, 1827
Species: R. tarandus
Binomial name
Rangifer tarandus
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C. elaphus
Binomial name
Cervus elaphus
Linnaeus, 1758
The Red Deer (Cervus elaphus
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Binomial name
Cervus elaphus
Linnaeus, 1758
Range of Cervus elaphus
The Red Deer (Cervus elaphus
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Odocoileinae
Genus: Odocoileus
Species: O. virginianus
Binomial name
Odocoileus virginianus
Zimmermann, 1780
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Genus: Odocoileus
Species: O. virginianus
Binomial name
Odocoileus virginianus
Zimmermann, 1780
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Cervinae
Genus: Dama
Species: D. dama
Binomial name
Dama dama
(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Genus: Dama
Species: D. dama
Binomial name
Dama dama
(Linnaeus, 1758)
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C. canadensis
Binomial name
Cervus canadensis
(Erxleben, 1777)[1]
The elk, or wapiti (
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Binomial name
Cervus canadensis
(Erxleben, 1777)[1]
Range of Cervus canadensis
The elk, or wapiti (
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Odocoileinae
Genus: Pudu
Species
P. puda
P. mephistophiles
The pudú (Pudu spp.), considered to be the world's smallest deer, is a native of Argentina and Chile in South America.
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Genus: Pudu
Species
P. puda
P. mephistophiles
The pudú (Pudu spp.), considered to be the world's smallest deer, is a native of Argentina and Chile in South America.
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