As spring unfolds across Maryland, outdoor enthusiasts are hitting the trails to hunt for shed antlers, the off-white tines ...

A researcher in the ecology of Hokkaido sika deer--the species that inhabits these ... of pairs of stags starving to death after their antlers became interlocked during confrontations.

Sika deer are not native to Wales ... Males invest an enormous amount of energy into growing their antlers, which become bigger each year. These status symbols are shed in April or May.

Within minutes of arriving, I spotted two sika deer casually lounging in the city ... But, remarkably, only one of the males has antlers. The other appears intensely vulnerable but, somehow ...

Visit BBC Webwise for full instructions Sika deer are not native to Wales ... Males invest an enormous amount of energy into growing their antlers, which become bigger each year.