Only male moose have antlers, and antler growth is regulated by testosterone, Kris Hundertmark, a wildlife ecologist at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, told National Geographic. 4.

Moose are the world’s largest deer species, with males capable of standing more than six feet at the shoulder and weighing up to 1,800 pounds, with antlers tipping the scales at 80 pounds.

Wildlife enthusiast Derek Keith Burgoyne filmed a bull moose dropping both antlers simultaneously while on a visit to Plaster Rock in New Brunswick, Canada Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at ...

Though antlers may attract female moose in the spring, they aren't worth carrying around when mating is over, especially because they can get in the way of feeding, the Smithsonian reports.

The husband of Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola was ferrying more than 500 pounds of moose and antlers from a remote hunting camp in Alaska when his small plane crashed shortly after takeoff earlier ...

A man out searching for moose antlers in Canada was stunned to actually find some — still attached to the moose’s head. Derek Burgoyne was snowshoeing through an icy forest in New Brunswick on ...

A man out searching for moose antlers in Canada was stunned to actually find some — still attached to the moose’s head. Derek Burgoyne was snowshoeing through an icy forest in New Brunswick on ...

Bull moose will spend a quarter of the energy from the 35 pounds of vegetation they eat each day toward growing antlers.” Adobe In addition, antlers aren’t as necessary during the winter months.

Did you know that moose shed their antlers? Shedding, or “casting,” occurs each winter when male moose shed their antlers. But even though male cervids (which are hoofed mammals in the deer ...

A man out searching for moose antlers in Canada was stunned to actually find some — still attached to the moose’s head. Derek Burgoyne was snowshoeing through an icy forest in New Brunswick on ...

Only male moose have antlers, and their growth is regulated by testosterone, Kris Hundertmark, a wildlife ecologist at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, says via email. ( Read how moose get so ...

A man out searching for moose antlers in Canada was stunned to actually find some — still attached to the moose’s head. Derek Burgoyne was snowshoeing through an icy forest in New Brunswick on ...