Both sexes finish growing their antlers at the same time but shed them at different times of the year. Male reindeer begin to grow antlers in February and female reindeer in May. Unlike horns which are never shed, antlers fall off and grow back larger each year.A male’s antlers can be up to 51 inches long, and a female’s antlers can reach 20 inches. Compared to their body size, reindeer have the largest and heaviest antlers of all living deer species. Both male and female reindeer grow antlers, while in most other deer species, only the males have antlers.In North America, the animals are called caribou if they are wild and reindeer if they are domesticated. Reindeer and caribou are the same animal ( Rangifer tarandus) and are a member of the deer family.CVM’s Office of Minor Use and Minor Species Animal Drug Development (OMUMS for short) works hard to make sure safe and effective drugs are available for minor species, like Santa’s reindeer (or are they caribou?).
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