De Hoge Veluwe National Park is home to around 200 red deer during the spring. Only the older male animals (stags) have antlers; young males (stags) and females (hinds) do not. A yearling with growing antlers is called a ‘spitser’; the antler consists of two points that are yet to branch out. The antlers are […]
Mouflon on De Hoge Veluwe
During the spring, De Hoge Veluwe National Park is home to around 200 mouflon. Mouflon are wild sheep originating from Sardinia and Corsica. They were introduced to De Hoge Veluwe National Park in 1921 by Anton Kröller. Adult male mouflon (rams) have large curved horns. The females (ewes) can also grow horns but they are […]