Mary Allen
Antlers loj hlob ntawm lub taub hau ntawm ntau tus mos lwj. Antlers yog ua los ntawm cov pob txha thiab muaj ceg. Txhua xyoo lawv tso lawv cov antlers, yog li lawv poob lawv. Poj niam reindeer kuj muaj antlers. Ntawm cov mos lwj liab, cov mos lwj, thiab moose, tsuas yog cov txiv neej muaj antlers.
Cov txiv neej mos lwj xav impress ib leeg nrog lawv antlers, piv txwv li qhia leej twg yog tus muaj zog tshaj. Lawv kuj sib ntaus sib tua nrog lawv antlers, feem ntau tsis raug mob rau lawv tus kheej. Tus txiv neej qaug zog yuav tsum ploj mus. Tus txiv neej muaj zog yog tso cai nyob thiab yug me nyuam nrog cov poj niam. Tias yog vim li cas ib tug hais txog "sab saum toj aub" nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab lus piv txwv: uas yog ib tug neeg uas tsis kam rau lwm tus ntawm lawv.
Cov mos lwj tseem tsis tau muaj antlers, thiab lawv tsis npaj yuav yug. Cov laus mos lwj poob lawv cov antlers tom qab mating. Nws cov ntshav raug txiav tawm. Nws ces tuag thiab regrows. Qhov no tuaj yeem pib tam sim lossis ob peb lub lis piam. Txawm li cas los xij, nws yuav tsum tau ua kom sai, vim tias tsawg dua ib xyoos tus txiv neej mos lwj yuav xav tau lawv cov antlers dua los sib tw rau cov poj niam zoo tshaj plaws.
Antlers yuav tsum tsis txhob tsis meej pem nrog horns. Horns tsuas muaj ib lub khob ntawm cov pob txha nyob rau sab hauv thiab muaj cov khoom "horn" sab nraud, piv txwv li cov tawv nqaij tuag. Tsis tas li ntawd, horns tsis muaj ceg. Lawv ncaj los yog me ntsis rounder. Horns nyob rau lub neej, zoo li lawv ua rau nyuj, tshis, yaj, thiab ntau yam tsiaj.