Unlike other deer species, both male and female reindeer grow antlers. However, males shed theirs after the mating season, in ...

At this time of year, images of reindeer are everywhere. I've had a soft spot for reindeer ever since I was a little girl.

they’re called caribou in their wild habitat and reindeer when domesticated. Antlers are their largest and most prominent feature. These are big branching bones that grow from the top of the head.

However, when caribou are domesticated in North America, they are referred to as reindeer. What a twist of names that is. In most deer species, only the males grow antlers. However, both male and ...

These are our reindeer girls, girls, girls, they have antlers, they're antlers. Yes. So the guys have antlers, not the girls. No reindeer. Both boys and girls have antlers. As it turns out.