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(Arctocephalus gazella) There was a lot of testosterone on the beach with the male fur seals all jostling for position. Most of them could have started a fight in an empty room! This one had just been in a fight as evidenced by the rather bloody mouth and teeth.
A healthy, mature, bull elk showing off his massive seven point rack.
Contrary to what many people say, antler size is not an indicator of elk age but the they are a good indicator of health. The elk diet is low in calcium so much of the calcium needed for antler growth is redirected from the animal's bone structure. Healthy animals are able to grow larger antlers.
Elk antlers grow at an amazing rate of up to 20 mm per day. In fact, it is the fastest growing tissue of any land animal! While the antlers are growing, they have a velvet covering, which has proven to have many health benefits. In August, the elk start to produce more testosterone and their antlers change to a hard, bony structure.
Antlers are shed in March and as soon as the old base heals, a new set of antlers begins growing.
The fall whitetail ritual is one of the oldest in Nature. The bucks are supercharged with testosterone, their necks are swollen, and they are obsessed with the urgency to breed does. They eat and sleep little and are exhausted when the rut is over. It's Natures way to see that a species persists. Our beautiful world, pass it on.
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YUMMY LEFTOVERS! Putting these shots out now since I leave next week for the Netherlands and Belgium. I’m sure I’ll have PLENTY of material after the trip.
An abstract shot I had left over from the 2008 Woodward Dream Cruise. The condition of the chrome and paint on this Chevy was pristine! Barely any retouching in photoshop was needed!
A car show. Red paint gleaming in the spot lights. Testosterone and excitement fills the air. There are all here to see the newest cars - that´s what they tell their wives and even themselves, but its not the technology that sells.
I do believe this is Big Ben, the same buck I've been seeing for the past several years.
I saw a group of does and yearlings standing in a group a bit off the trail and was angling through the woods to get a better shot of them. I didn't realize that Ben was lying behind a tree nearby...probably keeping a close eye on his harem.
All of the sudden he stood up and snorted. Scared the bejezus outta me....LOL!
Normally, he would have bolted as soon as I came anywhere near him, but he's pumped full of testosterone right now and he's feeling his oats I'm sure!
I was a bit nervous having accidentally come that close to him. He was so close at first, I wouldn't even have been able to focus with my camera!.....had to move off a little to get this shot, which I took rather quickly as I was backing off.
They've been known to attack people during rutting season so I thought it was prudent to give him his space!
This magnificent chap was lording it over a small herd of females and young bucks.
Unlike the usual testosterone fuelled red deer ruts everything was very laid back to the point where the deer could easily and safely be approached.
There is a debate as to his species. I personally leaned towards him being a sika whereas others have suggested a red deer. If he is a red he was certainly fortunate to preserve his herd and not lose them to his much bigger red deer rival down the glen.
Scottish Highlands - Glen Etive Estate - Wild Deer
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One of the many house projects on my street attracted this massive Mack MR688S cab-over concrete pumper. An impressive machine with tandem steering and a 12l (728cid) diesel six sending around 1200 lb/ft of torque through a tough nine speed. So much testosterone here the sidewalk started growing hair !
This is a juvenile Red Grouse I photographed in Upper Teesdale back in July but had forgotten about (probably because I was distracted by my photographs of female Black Grouse). Juveniles are very similar to adult females but do not have any red combs above the eye. Adult females have small red combs and adult males have large combs, which can pump-up really big when they are testosterone fuelled. I quite liked the shallow depth of focus and the bokeh background highlighting the grouse's head. Is anybody interested in the grasses? The short grass with the jagged seed head obscuring the grouse is Mat Grass (Nardus stricta) and the longer grasses with open seed heads are Wavy Hair-grass (Deschampsia flexuosa).
This fellow was the self-proclaimed expert on Elk - and all large wildlife species. I watched him carefully. He talked a good line. He was confident. He was very good at assessing what was a safe distance from the insane, testosterone-pumped bulls (at least up to this point). He led the way.
There were half a dozen photographers shooting the rut that morning. None of us followed the expert when he walked out to the end of a gravel bar in the Athabasca River. At least three big bull Elk were on the opposite bank, and the river isn't wide or deep. And there was no cover out there in the open; no stunted trees to slip behind and minimize a human profile.
When this bull began crossing the river, I thought there could be some action. Mister Intrepid held his ground until the very last minute, and then quickly retreated; nothing happened. Because nothing happened, it could be argued that his decision making was sound, but I thought he was pushing the limit unnecessarily. The previous day, he had told me he creates and sells wildlife videos, and to encourage him, I bought one from him. Watching it after I got home, I learned that he carries a .44 Magnum (with permit, not easy to obtain in Canada) on back country hikes in very wild places, tracks grizzlies, and if he gets charged by one after putting all kinds of pressure on it by his intrusion, he has "no choice" but to shoot it. Oh, and God is on his side, so I guess that makes it okay. All the above is depicted graphically on the video, which I subsequently destroyed. I am just reporting the facts. Pardon my anger. I've had memorable moments with interesting people that I met here and in other locations over the years. This was another - but for all the wrong reasons.
Photographed along the Athabasca River in Jasper National Park, Alberta (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2021 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
Yearling whitetailed does nibble on acorns together in the blackjack oaks of the Oklahoma Cross Timbers. It's doubtful they are triplets, but they have bonded during the fall rut, as their mothers, whom they were still following, are being chased incessantly by testosterone-fueled bucks. They will likely rejoin the local doe herd when the rut ends.
I've learned a lot more about the social dynamics of whitetailed deer since I traded my rifle for a camera.
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The main competitor of the Mercer RaceAbout for the testosterone saturated young men in the Mid teens, (the same group who would buy Cobras in the 60s) Stutz was more successful financially, outlasting Mercer by several years. This Bearcat, at Pebble Beach, was in the 'mandatory' yellow and black. Although not having the precarious seats of the earlier Bearcats, though not having a door, there was at least a bit of lateral barrier to protect you when you hit bumps at speed. No seat belts so you had to hold on with both hands. The cars were fast and hairy to drive fast, and the roads abysmally bad. But what a rush!!! The head lights had that wonderful scalloping often seen in light house lenses. Beautiful work of art.
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Johanna gets close to the herd. At this time of year, just before the rut, the stags and hinds live largely in separate herds. Shortly after the dominant stags begin forming their hareems. It can be dangerous to be an observer as the stags are brimful of adrenalin and testosterone, just like rutting bulls. A few people get killed in Europe by this species every year, but usually because they're not careful.
When bee-eaters arrive in their breeding areas in Europe in May, the female and male partners have found each other allready. So there is no need for the males to fight for the females. But they're males and there's testosterone, so ...
These 2 found a new definition for "hangin' around" ;-)
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A smaller six-point buck cautiously emerges from the shadows of the Oklahoma Cross Timbers to approach a scrape being worked by a couple of larger bucks. Whitetails have relatively small ranges and are familiar with other bucks in the area. They pretty much have a pecking order in place. And this immature buck knows his place. Testosterone is raging inside him, too, and he wants to work the scrape and even breed a doe. But, not likely to happen. Not this fall anyway.
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Pituitary hormones (PRL, GH, TSH, FSH, LH ACTH Oxytocina), · Steroid hormones (Estradiol, Estriol, Progesterone, Testosterone, 17-Ketosteroids, Corticosterone, Vitamine D), · Hypothalamic hormones (TRH, LHRH, Somatostatin, PRL-inhibiting factor, PRL-releasing factor, GnRH, GRH), · Thyroid and Parathyroid hormones (T3, T4, rT3, Calcitonin, Parathormone, PTH peptide), · gastrointestinal peptides (Vasoactive intestinal peptide, Bombesin, Cholecystokinin, Gastrin, Gastrin inhibitory peptide, Pancreatic peptide, Y peptide, Substance P and Neurotensin), · Growth Factors (IGF's (I and II), IGF binding proteins, Nerve growth factor, Epidermal growth factor and TGF alpha, TGF beta, Growth Inhibitors MDGI and MAF, and Platelet derived growth factor, · Others... (PGE, PGF2 alpha, cAMP, cGMP, Delta sleep inducing, · peptide, Transferrin, Lactoferrin, Casomorphin and Erythropoieti
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要做到面上青春常駐，當然要適得其法。胡亂塗上大堆護膚品，或者盲目相信廣告，都很難達到理想效果。你必須內外都對症下藥才行。
小題：C 法救基因
面部皮膚細胞的新陳代謝速度非常快，但皮膚每天不斷受到陽光刺激、空氣污染與不良飲食的衝擊，令細胞的 DNA 迅速受損。細胞的更生狀態便開始漸漸下降，皮膚的光澤與彈性亦付諸流水。
人體內的自由基會導致細胞氧化，令皮膚加速衰老。維他命 C 是抗氧份子，能對抗自由基。研究亦發現，由維他命 C 之中的果酸能加速讓受損皮膚復元，亦可修復細胞受損的 DNA。但是，含維他命 C 的護膚品未必有效，由於維他命 C 容易流失，在稍高的室溫下已極難保存。因此，護膚品經過製造、運送及儲存後，內裡所含的維他命 C 實在所餘無幾。而進食大量新鮮蔬果，始終是較有保証的方法，而且亦價廉味美。
小題：排毒就是美顏
人類身體每天進行新陳代謝，就是透過血液循環，為全身提供養份，並排走體內的廢物與有害物質。我們不用刻意吃甚麼人工產品去增加排便，況且，排便多並不等同排毒有效。欠缺健康的飲食，肝臟與腎臟便可能需要負擔大量的排毒工作。腎臟上方有個合桃般大的器官，稱為腎上腺，它負責製造雄激素（Testosterone）、雌激素（Estrogen）、黃體酮（Progesterone）、脫氫表雄酮（DHEA）和孕烯醇酮（Pregnenolone）等等，這些都是讓人體內及皮膚細胞充滿活力的荷爾蒙。排毒的尾關由小腸與大腸把守，別以為它們只是排污渠，其實它們還負責回收一切有用的養份（環保），與及為身體內的益生菌提供住所。
上述五個器官的工作環環相扣，任何出錯都會令皮膚變得暗啞、粗糙；而煙、酒、反式脂肪、醃製食物、鹽和糖等都是白滑皮膚的大敵。要保衛皮膚細胞 DNA，與及提高器官的排毒能力，除一般蔬果外，尤其要多吃深綠色葉菜（例如西蘭花、菠菜）、車厘子、藍莓、黑莓、提子與及含益生菌的發酵食物（例如豆豉、南乳）等等。
About a month after this shot was taken the testosterone valve will be in the wide open position and these four bulls attitudes toward each other will go from friend to enemy. Instead of peacefully hanging out together, they will engage in battle to win breeding rights with cow elk. But on this day calm prevailed. Taken in a high mountain meadow in Rocky Mountain National Park.
DSC_2311. Bronsttijd op de Hoge Veluwe ( a nature reserve in The Netherlands).!
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The first transition has begun. In the coming months the Whitetail bucks testosterone levels will increase and we will begin to witness pre-rut behavior in preparation of the whitetail breeding season. I can’t wait!
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I thought my stream needed some testosterone! Ive waited forever to get him the otherside of my lense!!
He should model...shouldn't he?
I went fly fishing last weekend and was able to capture this view of the San Juan River in northwestern New Mexico. What a beautiful place. Definitely felt the testosterone rushing through me as I stood there. Hope you all like it! Happy Father's Day!
I was out for a walk on the moors with a friend on Thursday and we came across this confiding male Red Grouse. The light was terrible so I have processed the image, but it is uncropped. At this time of year Red Grouse are reaffirming their territories in time for the breeding season. They have already paired up but they don't want neighbours encroaching on the ground they will need to rear their chicks. The red wattle above the eyes in male Red Grouse is a releaser stimulus for aggression and males literally and metaphorically see red if another male appears. When the testosterone starts flowing they pump up their red wattles to make them even larger and more conspicuous. I have known grouse attack humans wearing red at this time of year and one used to regularly attack my red car if I paused on the road through its territory. This was in the 1980s when I lived in Northumberland.
what does the animal feel? how well is it kept in the photo? not here. the calf was pretty timid
A friend pointed out to me that only 3 legs are visible. No worries, the last leg is hidden behind the other, the less contrasty original clearly shows this.
According the online information , there are 3 stages of love.The picture above was created by me.
Stage 1: Lust
It is dominated by the sex hormones testosterone and estrogen.
On the picture above, one person is showing a little"lust",but no interaction yet ( the area between two things is white).
Stage 2: Attraction
During the attraction phase couples are already in love and are overcome with their feelings.
There are important neuro-transmitters that come into play during this stage, Dopamine and Norepinephrine. On the picture above, we see this clearly, the area between the things getting reddish and the things getting nice colours.
Stage 3: Attachment
The attachment phase helps couples grow bonds and feel connected to each other.Two hormones come into play here:
Oxytocin and Vasopressin.On the picture, we see the strong bond between the couple ( red colour dominating).
Black Cock, fueled with testosterone as he performs his strut to attract the Grey Hen . The red eye wattles are particularly swollen and prominent during the Spring.
Evidemment qui dit arbres au travers d'un cours d'eau dit défi de traverser sans finir les fesses à l'eau (dans le meilleur des cas). Qu'est-ce que la testostérone peut faire faire..
Another return shot at Knole House and this time out in the Deer Park and this is just two of many more .
About the deer
Did you know that the deer at Knole have been here much, much longer than the National Trust? The herd’s ancestors stretch back 500 years and the park is one of very few wild deer parks in England to have survived this long. The park was first enclosed by a fence in 1455 by Thomas Bourchier to indulge the passion for hunting at the time. The park is still populated by around 350 wild deer today and is managed by Knole Estate. It was originally stocked purely with fallow deer until a herd of Japanese Sika deer were introduced in the 19th century, and the two species now roam the landscape together.
Seasons to look out for
Antler shedding (April/May)
Towards the end of March and beginning of April the deer will shed their winter coats and the lighter summer coats come through. The deer start to look messy and untidy when this happens because the new coat comes from underneath and pushes the old one out. You might notice clumps of fur missing and the deer starting to look bare and patchy. Birds can often be seen collecting the deer's loose fur to line their nests.
Towards the end of April the bigger bucks start casting their antlers. They have been in full antler since August and the older bucks cast first. After that it is a sliding scale with the younger deer, known as prickets, the last to cast. This gives the larger bucks the longest period of time to grow the most impressive antlers.
Antler growth is governed by testosterone levels, which is at its lowest when the antler casts (and at its highest during the rut in autumn). The deer have an open sore for a day or two but the velvet soon comes through and the new antlers start to grow.
Calving & Fawning (June/July)
Deer tend to take themselves off and look for a bit of cover, and the deer are very quiet during labour, - a defence mechanism so they don’t alert predators who may hurt their offspring. A newborn fawn that is weak on its feet is an easy target. They tend to hide in the ferns and longer undergrowth for protection, so seeking them out is harmful to their wellbeing.
( taken from National Trust webpage ) .
It's peak rutting season on the Olympic Peninsula. Successful bulls (like the one above) have shorter lifespans than their more monastic bretheren, since they spend the season hopped up on testosterone, bellowing, fighting, and generally living a life of anxiety and conflict while trying to guard their harem. Roosevelt elk, Quinault Rainforest, Olympic National Park.
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Came across this bull with two cows and a calf nearby weekend before last, and he was all testosterone and raging hormones. Fortunately we were on an embankment above them with a long telephoto, but it sure was interesting to watch. He would stop every now and then for a break before giving chase again.
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I assume these are two males with a bit of excess testosterone claiming rights to something. It lasted a few seconds, with some actual grabbing, and then was over.
Red Deer
(Cervus elaphus scoticus, Lönnberg, 1906)
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Full classification: Phylum Chordata, Sub-phylum Verbrata, Class Mammalia, Oder Artiodactyla, Family Cervidae, Sub-family Cervinae, Genus Cervus, Species Cervus elaphus scoticus.
Origin & History:
The red deer is Ireland’s largest land mammal and is the only species of deer that is considered native to Ireland. They earned their ‘native’ or indigenous status, as they are believed to have survived our last ice age or are the closest living population to the post-glacial native Irish Red deer.
Although Red deer can be found in most counties the only herd that are believed to be native or indigenous are those found in Killarney. In the 1960’s the Red deer in Killarney numbered 100 animals or less, these animals were brought back from the brink of extinction by the efforts and work of the Kerry Branch of the Irish Deer Society. Now there are approximately 600 – 700 native Red Deer in the Killarney Valley area of Co. Kerry. A small herd of the Killarney Red deer has been translocated to Innismhicilean island off the Kerry coast. The reasons for this was to preserve and conserve their genetic pureness. Two other captive native herds of these animals are held in Doneraile, Co. Cork and in Co. Tyrone. Thus, theoretically, these animals could be used to restock the Killarney Valley if hybridization or serious disease occurs.
Adult Size:
Adult males are known as stags, weigh up to 220Kg, Females as hinds, weighing up to 110Kg, Offsprings are calves, which weigh 6-9Kg. have a spotted coat until the age of about 2 months old.
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Summer coat is a deep-reddish-brown colour, spots can occur along spine. The underbelly is cream, as is inner thighs and rump. In winter the coat is shaggy, thick (for insulation against the cold and rain) dark brown-grey in colour, with light patches on the undersides and rump. The caudal patch extends higher over the rump than in most other deer, being a cream colour. The tail has a dark stripe that extends upward along the spine. Age and the condition of the individual animal can seriously affect this general appearance. The metatarsal gland, found on the hind legs is a creamy colour.
Food & Feeding:
Red deer are primarily grazers, but other food sources if available are taken advantage of. These include heather, dwarf shrubs and rough grasses such as Molina sp. Found on the uplands. Heather plays an important food source to uphill animals during the winter months, especially if there is snow-covered ground. If the weather is harsh enough then the deer may be forced from the upland to migrate to nearby farmland to feed upon farm crops, this occurs generally at night.
The Rut:
The rut occurs during the month of October and may last up to 6 weeks. The two sexes are segregated throughout the year apart from the rut. The males congregate to form bachelor groups, these vary in the number of individuals present. They begin to become intolerant of each other from August onwards; this is due to the now increasing levels of the male hormone testosterone. The increasing levels of this hormone stimulates the increase in neck size (mane) and testicle size, as well as the cleaning of the new antlers of the velvet covering, the general thickness of such a mane depends on the condition and age of the stag. The photoperiod or the changing lengths of light and darkness determine the level of testosterone. The hinds begin to congregate in their traditional rutting areas. Sexually mature stags (5-11yrs) take ‘possession’ of hind harems, which they will defend from other stags and herd in any hinds that wander close. Up to 20% of a mature stag’s body weight may be lost during this rutting period, as they tend not to consume much. The rut peaks generally in mid-October, where fighting can escalate, resulting in serious injury and possible death. Many Stags can be sufficiently weakened from the rut, especially older animals and followed by a harsh winter, they may not survive.
Breeding:
Calves (singles) are born during the period of late May until early-mid June after a gestation of 229 days. They are born with a spotty coat, which remains with them up until the age of about 2 months. This dappled coat camouflages the calf until its mother returns to suckle it. Suckling occurs on average every 2-3 hours during the first few days, after which the time lapse is greater between feeds. The mother wil return to the area where she left her calf, and call to it with a short bark to locate it. Interestingly enough, that apart from the rutting and calving calls, both sexes are generally silent throughout the rest of the year, unless emitting an alarm call.
Antlers:
Antlers are cast between Mid-March and April and regrown every year, so they are in their prime for the rut. Older Stags tend to cast earlier than younger ones. The antlers form in Red deer is of many branches of multi-points, the number of which can vary considerably with age, condition of the stag. These antlers are used in fights during the rut. Red deer fight characteristically by pushing and shoving the opponent by the antlers, untilone is pushed backwards, at which point the winner will chase off the loser.
Damage/Economic factors:
They can cause considerable damage in young broadleaf woodland, eating the leaders and side shoots and also in agricultural crops. Red deer are extensively farmed for their venison.
There is a small group of elk bulls that congregate at Jasper and Talbot Lakes in the summer. There are also other individual bulls; a very large mature one is seen less frequently along the Maligne Lake Road and another nearer Jasper township this year.
In the group of four at Jasper Lake, this one is the beta... playing lieutenant to the alpha male of the four. When the rut starts in the fall, the alpha male will command the largest harem and will defend his turf against all other males. This one will probably get his chances to mate but he will be on the outskirts of the main harem or perhaps defend his own smaller harem.
His time will come though. If the alpha male has health issues or reaches an age when his testosterone levels decrease, this bull will step up. Or perhaps he will challenge the alpha and take over that position.
This is July though, the time of year when the males are busy eating and they all get along. Thoughts of those cow elk herds and mating won't be on their minds until their antlers grow a lot more and lose their velvet when the testosterone levels rise.
One of todays fave images...with a little background story.......
I always treat these big guys with respect this time of year as they can be dangerous and unpreditable and very feisty as their bodies are pumped to the max with Testosterone and just want to mate a lot and fight rivals, sometimes to the death.....so always give them respect and distance.
I walked absolutely miles up and down the hills today looking for the Reds, saw the odd one but was the big ones I wanted to see.
Eventually, hours later, found a large herd, well, One Stag and 15= Hinds.
There was a lot of bracken about so put me ghillie suit on and sneaked into it...was a dam good comparison, excellent camouflage.
Anyways, it worked too well as the Hinds started to slowly make their way in my direction, and eventually got close, very close, and then inadvertantly I sneezed suddenly. That was it, ears up and searching about....dammit another sneeze, then a couple looked in my direction and started moving closer towards me. I did not really want this, as then the Stag appeared from other side to round up his Hinds again and as they were nearly all mostly looking in my direction, he came to investigate.....sniffing the air and pacing near to me, and the looked right at me and let off a bloody loud bellow.....
This was way too close for comfort, Ghillie worked too well but my nose did not......
Never ever been this close to a RedStag before, and as exciting as it was, felt a little uneasy too....so..I just lay there and did what anybody else would have done in my position, stay still as hell and keep taking images........
So yes, this is a shot I shall never ever forget taking
A buck that shed its antlers well before most other bucks in the area is what we mean by shedding on the individual level. ... Stressful circumstances resulting from injuries, fighting, poor nutrition, and severe winters can often lead to an early reduction of testosterone levels, thus an earlier antler drop
Only bucks have antlers, which are broad and shovel-shaped (palmate) from three years. In the first two years, the antler is a single spike. They are grazing animals; their preferred habitat is mixed woodland and open grassland.
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Hello girls! I hope you’ve had a great celebration and I wish you a fantastic and complete 2009.
Thank you for your comments on my wig-s play day. It is amazing how the eye works when it comes to taste and views. People that know me prefer me in dark hair, others that don’t, like me in blond. I’ll post my personal views on each pic. Yet, I don’t like myself in blond whether is the no match make up, etc, but another thing is the hair style.
In this pic you see me with dark, medium length hair and this is something I wear very often. Mostly due to: it is human hair and heat is not an issue and the cap is hand tied which makes it much lighter and comfy. Yet, I don’t prefer this look, but everyone else does!
This was a muggy, extremely hot day. We reached the 3 digits and I felt like wearing a swimming suit, except, I don’t have a pool. Yet, I wore an unlined cotton/crochet skirt that was a delight to wear but my friends (it was lunch with my friends at my place) said: You can’t wear this skirt like that anywhere!!! You could see more than the imagination would draw. Yet, it’s comfy. We talked about the reasons not to wear something like that in public. All said: men! Then I added: well, I am, still am one! And my best friend responded: and I suspect that most of your TG friends do too! And we all laughed. Is it because...? Ain’t something funny? It amazes me how fast we can travel between testosterone and estrogen even among most PostOp TGs. Is it only a visual thing? As the famous words say “I don’t know, it’s a mystery.” Care to share your view?
The fall rut begins when bucks get a massive shot of testosterone. Immediatly their necks swell, they get aggressive and show a desire to breed does. Our beautiful world, pass it on.
These shots and video (in my Album Deer Rut - see link below) were taken on 19th October 2020 at Knole Park, Sevenoaks, Kent. This time of year is the rutting season when the males (bucks) fight for dominance over the females (does) and the rights to mating. I was so pleased that they were in a copse near to the car park and it was possible to watch and shoot from a distance. The dominant male had around seven does and there were four or five males in hollows watching.
In the lead up to the rut, there are a number of physiological changes to male deer including an increase of testosterone, the doubling of neck thickness, the larynx becoming more prominent and the tongue changing shape.
Roars are used as the first line of defence as a way to deter rivals. A deeper louder roar signals a larger animal. The sound of a roar can help rival stags determine from a distance whether to try their luck, and females can use it to judge the best quality males in the area.
Stags will thrash about in the vegetation to make themselves look larger. They will also urinate and roll into muddy areas called wallows. This is their equivalent of aftershave on a Friday night!
As the rut advances, harem-holding stags become more exhausted and there is an increased chance of them being overthrown. A stag barely eats or sleeps during the rut and can lose up to a third of its weight during a fortnight of intense activity.
There are slight differences in how the fallow bucks rut. During breeding season, bucks can form a lek - a gathering of males engaging in a competitive display to attract a potential mate. Unlike the red deer who operate harems, it is not uncommon to see a group of 40 does (female fallow deer) with four or five big bucks. In common with other large deer species, during conflict, the buck’s behaviour escalates from groaning and parallel walking to fighting.