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# Deer | *Cervidae* (Family)
## Anatomy
### Antlers
[[Antlers are bony appendages; they periodically regrow from the top of permanent outgrowths on the frontal bones.]][^1]
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## Deer in folklore
### Chinese folklore
- [[white deer in folklore]]
[^1]: Tomás Landete-Castillejos et al., ‘[[Landete-Castillejos et al, ‘Antlers’, 2019|Antlers: Evolution, Development, Structure, Composition, and Biomechanics of an Outstanding Type of Bone]]’, *Bone*, vol. 128 (August 2019), abstract. [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2019.115046](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2019.115046).