• Biologists have long wondered why caribou are the only deer in the world in which females-like males-have antlers. • A study of shed antlers collected from calving grounds in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge provides a new answer. • The study is published in the journal Ecology and Evolution.
Article Summaries:
- Biologists have long wondered why caribou are the only deer in the world in which females-like males-have antlers. A study of shed antlers collected from calving grounds in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge provides a new answer. The study is published in the journal Ecology and Evolution.
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- https://phys.org/news/2026-02-female-caribou-antlers-arctic-nutrition.html (Latest source article published: 2026-02-25 00:40 UTC)