Fallow deer (Dama dama) stags. These stags still have the vascular layer of velvet covering their antlers. This layer supplies oxygen and nutrients to the growing bone. Once the antlers are fully grown,the velvet is shed and the antlers' bone dies. Photographed in Israel | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Photostock-Israel |
Taille de l’image : | 5137 px × 3425 px |
Model Release : | Non requis |
Property Release : | Non requis |
Restrictions : | - |