23K views · 170 reactions | #RoarOfTheWeek Roars of Rutting Stags echo through parks, woods and moors as the red deer mating season reaches its peak. If others have also recorded stags bolving this month, do post short clips in comments below, as would be great to hear how diverse their roars are in differing areas. | Langbein Wildlife | Facebook

Red Deer Stags with their growing antlers covered in 'velvet' skin, grazing in fields along the Claunie Water and river Dee past Braemar in the Cairngorms National Park, Aberdeenshire, Scotland on 28th May 2023. A deer’s antlers start as small lumps of tissue at the tip of the pedicle, but as they grow, they are covered with a soft fur-like covering, described as being ‘velvet’. Red Deer stag’s antlers can grow at the rate of one inch per day, but will break off after the rutting season finishes

12K views · 72 reactions | It's mating season for the red deer in Margam Park, but one stag is struggling... 歷 Wales: Land of the Wild ▶️ Available now on BBC iPlayer | BBC Cymru Wales | Facebook