fawns with antlers?

[bowhunter73]

 Have you ever seen fawns with antlers??

[bowhunter73]

My pic didn't come up. Ill get it on later this you'll want to see at least its new to me.

[bowhunter73]

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[Joe]

I guess I'm not seeing it. ???

[GRIZ]

I see the pic but no antlers. The one fawn has part of it's ear that could look like an antler due to the lighting.

[Russ-Judy]

take a look at mothers milk bag and between the fawns ears-giggle

[Mayfly]

 ???

[Mayfly]

Ok....This was finally explained to me. Those are nubs on the fawns. I would likt to try and explain it myself but I don't know what I am talking about.


Bowhunter73 knows what I am talking about, maybe if he finds some time he will explain.

[GRIZ]

Don't need to splain.

[bowhunter73]

I may be wrong but here goes
When a fawn is born male or female there skulls are the same. The only difference is the male has a gel like substance called antlerogenic periosteum under its skin where the antlers will later grow . At about 3 to 4 months old the male produces testosterone that will enable him to grow pedicles (the horn like bone on a male deers skull) The pedicles are were the antlers will attach to and grow from then shed later with a drop in testosterone.

   The point is these fawns look to be of late birth to me. Compairing them to the fawns Ive been seeing ,they are young. I would say to young for pedicles much less antler nubs.

If you look closely both of these fawns are male with nubs. I cant explain how but it is what it is  NATURE!
The origanal pic was better and i should have explained it better the first time sorry