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Old postcard with an image of a whitetail deer.

a deer with antlers and information
a deer standing in front of trees
a close-up of a paper
a red and white sign

Old postcard with an image of a whitetail deer.

02.06.2025

Scientific Class: Mammalia

DEER

Family: Cervidac (deer)

Habitat: Open wooded areas and swamplands

throughout most of the continental U.S.

Body Length: 6-7 ft

Body Height: 2.5-3.5 ft

Weight: 110-300 1b

Top Speed: 35 mph

Diet: Grasses, leaves, twigs, fruit, lichen, flowers

Average Lifespan: 10 years

Group: Herd of Deer

Babies: Fawns

Animal Bytes

. Deer prefer living in "edge" habitats, such as

the area between woods and open area.

There they can use the wooded areas for cover

and shelter from danger and the open area

for grazing.

. Males, or Bucks, have antlers that they shed in

winter and grow anew in April.

. When a Deer senses danger, it takes off

running. lifting its tail and exposing the white

underside. This white "flag" alerts the rest of

the herd.

mammal

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