Males shed off antlers in the fall and grow again in early spring.When the new antler comes up they push the old antlers off.The average growth of antlers is more than 2 inches per day in an adult buck.Elk takes approximately 5 months to complete antler growth.Let’s see some key facts you need to know about antlers in this species – Facts about Antlers growth in ElkĮlk antlers grow very speedy and then regrow again. You can read also details of our female reindeer antlers post. It is a bit confusing if you know little. If you are going for a hunt, you should learn all about the chemistry of antler growth in both males and female deer antlers. Some biologist think that this mimicry of males might be a strong reason behind antler growth in females
The tendency to grow antlers is ever increasing in elk as both males and females move together in a herd. It may be a result of some kind of birth anomaly, ovarian cyst, and tumor in brain Another reason is that a cow gets antlers only if she has a high level of male testosterone. However, you may find rare female elk with antlers in exceptional cases.
Some biologist thinks it might be a kind of evolutionary change which females adopt with time.
Instead of proper antlers cow grow deformed spikes called eo-antlers above its skull. This pedicle growth may be a result of ovarian cyst in a few females. Biologist Geist named this outgrowth as the mini pedicle. However, cow elk has small outgrowth on its head in the area where bull gets pedicles.
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