Unlike cattle, sheep, and goats, which maintain their antlers and continue to grow them, male moose (or bulls) shed their antlers during the winter (female moose do not grow antlers). So, no, as detailed by National GeographicThe horns are not fused to their skulls.
According to Lee Kantar, a moose biologist with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, getting rid of the cranial appendages allows a moose to instantly drop up to 60 pounds of weight (isn’t that a dream). Therefore, they are able to “store more energy for the winter.”
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