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White-tailed Deer
Quick Facts:
| Color: |
grayish-brown
(in our desert), white on underside of tail |
| Length: |
3
to 8 feet long |
| Weight: |
48
to 450 pounds |
| Description: |
22
to 44 inches at the shoulder, only males have antlers |
| Young: |
usually
1 or 2, up to 4, called "fawns" |
| Food: |
*herbivore*
that eats plants |
| Predators: |
mountain
lions, bobcats, bears, coyotes, wolves
humans: for meat and skin |
| Home: |
called
a "thicket" |
| Active: |
diurnal |
Even More Interesting Facts:
| Fawns: |
have
spotted coats to *camouflage*
with the forest (for 3 months) |
| Antlers: |
males
use them for fighting |
| Meat: |
deer
meat is called "venison" |
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