Why do female reindeer have antlers? It’s a question that has long perplexed scientists, since reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)—also known as caribou—are the only species of deer whose cows sport the bony ...

Shed hunting is the practice of searching for antlers that bucks naturally shed after winter. Finding sheds can be difficult as rodents often chew on them for minerals. Searching for sheds is also a ...

Feb. 11 (UPI) --Police in Minnesota came to the rescue of a deer that wound up with its antlers entangled in a rope hammock that had been left unattended. The Forest Lake Police Department said on ...

Central Germany is among the regions where, as early as the mid-6th millennium BC, farmers displaced the Mesolithic hunter–gatherers from the fertile loess soils. Soon after this migration, however, ...

Feeling cooped up this winter? I’ve found the perfect way to shake off cabin fever: shed hunting. Mid-February and March male whitetail deer drop their antlers, offering a free and surprisingly ...

It's time for the People's Choice Wildlife Photography Award, in which the public can vote on nature's most stunning—and disturbing—shots of the year. Reading time 3 minutes The chunky object lodged ...

Orion, a 7-year-old buck, has tennis balls on his antlers, as a temporary safety measure to protect Artemis, a female deer, during rut, according to the Virginia Living Museum. Orion, a 7-year-old ...

An Alabama wildlife official has warned against the danger of domesticated deer following one man’s story of an attack. While cutting down fruit trees in Skyline last month Jonathon Counts said he ...

Some deer are turning violent across North Carolina and experts believe humans are causing the dangerous trend, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission says. Attacks on “innocent bystanders” have been ...