huh, TIL that deer antlers fall off and regrow annually. apparently this is a widely known thing and it just passed me by.
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Chris Vest
In response to this post@gsuberland oh, I have a deer antler fact: in the early Stone Age when modern humans were migrating into Europe, they would make arrow tips from deer antler. Normally a poor choice because they break easily, however, antler was plentiful while wood for arrows was not (post-ice age). So they could reuse the arrows and just replace the tips.
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Tamonten
In response to this post@gsuberland I think shedding is one of the things that distinguish antlers from horns.
Also: https://youtu.be/BsAgLJBEh3Y
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