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Why do female caribou have antlers? Arctic study points to nutrition
- February 24, 2026 at 8:17 PM
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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.
Originally published at Phys.org