Sunday, April 03, 2022

The Amazing Burden of Irish Elk


Irish Elk, aka, Megaloceros giganteus stags shed and regrew their massive antlers each year, and the antlers frequently weighed more than the rest of their bones!

The most recent remains of the species have been carbon dated to about 7,700 years ago in Siberia.

1 comment:

Jennifer said...

The amount of $, time, and sacrifice some women spend on getting ahead through sexual selection, though not for producing offspring, is commensurate