female reindeer with antlers It's always easy to tell bucks from does in many of the deer species, because bucks (male deer) have antlers and does (female deer) don't.

It’s a common belief in the world of deer that males have antlers and females don’t, but reindeer serve as the exception. Both male and female reindeer grow antlers.

However, both male and female reindeer grow antlers. There are rare cases in other deer species in which the females grow little antlers, but this is usually a result of abnormal hormone levels.

Female reindeer will also shed their antlers in the winer unless, of course, they're pregnant. Female reindeer that are pregnant will retain their antlers until after they've given birth to their ...

But archival evidence suggests we may have it all wrong. A report from 2003 found that male reindeer have already shed their antlers by December. Female reindeer keep theirs through the season.

The female reindeer uses her antlers for this same reason. Related: Yippee—You'll Be Shouting Out With Glee as You Read Through These 50 Reindeer Jokes ...

For generations, many have pictured Santa’s reindeer as antlered bucks guiding his sleigh through the Christmas Eve sky. But archival evidence suggests we may have it all wrong. A report from 2003 ...

But archival evidence suggests we may have it all wrong. A report from 2003 found that male reindeer have already shed their antlers by December. Female reindeer keep theirs through the season.