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Outdoors blog archive for Sept. 12, 2016

MONDAY, SEPT. 12, 2016


The antlers on this bull moose photographed on Sept. 10, 2016, are hardened and polished free of velvet in preparation for the mating season, or rut, at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge. (Buck Domitrovich)

Photos: Bull moose sheds velvet for the rut

WILDLIFE -- The bodies of bull moose have been preparing all year for this season. After dropping their antlers during winter or spring, they've been sprouting new sets from their heads. A big bull's antlers involve some of the most rapidly developing tissue on any…

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