| A white tailed deer has a
pewter gray color coat in the winter. In the summer it's a reddish
brown color above lighter below. It's tail is brown above and white
below. Their hair is tubular, stiff & brittle. |
| This deer can grow to 3 to 3
1/2 feet at the should . A male can weigh 200 to 300 pounds and a
female can weigh 70 to 200 pounds. Male deer grow antlers of main
beam with smaller branches growing. The life span is about 10
years. |
| These deer live in areas with
enough vegetation for hiding like woodlands and grasslands. They
live in north and central North America and northern South America.
They eat wild leaves, berries, grass, bud, bark, wild grapes,
apples, acorns, weeds, shrubs, nuts, fungi &
lichens. |
| A deer is mature
at 1 or 2 years old. They breed from October to January. A male deer
mates with a few female deer. A female is pregnant for 195 to 212
days. A fawn is born , becomes a yearling and then becomes an
adult. |
| This deer doesn't have upper
incisor teeth. It sheds twice a year and it's fur changes color with
the season. Fawns have spots that fade in 3 or 4 months old. They
can stand a few hours after being born and hide in the brush until
they are 1 month old. |
| Bucks travel by themselves does
travel in small groups with fawns. The form herds in the winter
& separate in the summer. Deer are active just before sunset and
shortly after sun raise. |
| The antlers on a buck come off
from January to March and grow new ones in April or May. The antlers
are covered with a velvet fur that falls off in August or September.
Most bucks have 7 points. Bucks with full racks of antlers use them
to fight. The largest buck ever recorded weighed 355 pounds. |
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