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Deer are mammals that form the family Cervidae.
Deer is a large family and includes: white-tailed
deer, mule deer such as black-tailed deer, elk,
moose, red deer, reindeer, caribou, fallow deer,
roe deer and chital. There are approximately 63
species of deer.
Deer Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Cervidae
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Other Names: Stag, Buck, Doe, Fawn,
Deer in Foreign Languages:
Afrikaans: takbok
Ainu: yuk
Albanian: dre / sutë / drenushë
/ sorkadhe
Arabic: ’áyyil
Armenian: egjeru / egnik
Basque: orein
Belarusian: alén
Bosnian: jelen / košuta
Breton: karv / kirvi
Bulgarian: elen
Catalan: cérvol
Cherokee: awi
Croatian: jelen
Czech: jelen / lan
Danish: hjort
Dutch: hert
Esperanto: cervo
Estonian: hirv
Faroese: hjørtur
Finnish: hirvieläin / hirvi
French: cerf / chevreuil
Friulian: cierf
Galician: cervo
Georgian: iremi
German: Hirsch
Greek: eláf
Hebrew: ayal
Hindi: hiran
Hopi: sowi'yngwa
Hungarian: szarvas
Icelandic: hjörtur / krónhjörtur
Indonesian: kijang / rusa / menjangan
Irish: fia / fia rua / os
Italian: cervo / alce / renna /
daino / capriolo
Japanese: shika
Korean: saseum
Lao: faan
Latin: ceruus / cervus / cerva
Latvian: briedis
Lithuanian: elnias / elne
Luxembourg: Hirsch
Macedonian: elen
Maltese: cerf / cerf l-ahmar
Mandarin: lù
Mapudungun: wemül
Maricopa: qwaq
Mongolian: buga
Nahuatl: mazatl
Navajo: biih
Norwegian: hjort
Occitan: cèrvi
Old Church Slavonic: jeleni
Old French: cerf
Old Irish: fíad
Persian: gavazn
Polish: jelen
Portuguese: veado/ cervo
Roman: jelen
Romani: cherbo
Romanian: cerb / ciuta / caprioara
Romansch: tschierv
Russian: olén’
Sardinian: crebu / crefu / cherbu
/ chervu
Scottish Gaelic: fiadh
Sicilian: cervu
Sindarin: aras`
Slovakian: jelen
Slovenian: jelen / košuta
Spanish: ciervo / venado
Swahili: kulungu
Swedish: hjort / hjortdjur
Taos: pe´na
Telugu: jimka
Thai: kwaang
Turkish: geyik
Turkmen: sugun
Ukrainian: olén’
Urdu: hiran
Vietnamese: huou / nai
Welsh: carw / hydd
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Size: Male deer are typically much larger than
their female counterparts. The smallest deer is known
as the Pudu. The Pudu is 13 - 15 inches tall at the
shoulder and they weigh only 18 lbs. The largest deer
is actually the moose. The moose stands 8-10 feet and
weighs over 1000 lbs.
Habitat: Deer are widely distributed, with
indigenous representatives in all continents except
Antarctica and Australia. Deer live in a variety of
habitats from tundra to the tropical rainforest. Deer
also live on the edge of habitats including the edges
of: forests, thickets, prairies and savannahs.
Description: Deer are velvety soft and have
long legs, with split hooves. The deer have slender
builds.
Diet: Deer are herbivores, they will eat grass,
leaves, lichens, moss, stems, shoots, berries, herbs,
acorns, mushrooms, wild fruit and crops. Deer will regurgitate
their food, and chew it a second time.
Senses: Deer have an excellent sense of hearing.
Deer can hear higher frequencies of sound than humans.
Deer have good vision, and night vision. Deer have an
excellent sense of smell.
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Communication: Deer use bellows, grunts,
and snortingas a means of communication.
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Did You Know?
Male deer of all species with the exception
of the Chinese water deer grow and shed
new antlers each year.
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Gestation: Deer will carry their young from
5-10 months depending on the species.
Birth: Deer give birth to litters of 1-3 babies.
Young deer will stay with their mother for approximately
the first 1-2 years of their lives.
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Life Span: The average life span of a
deer is 20 years. Wolves, bears, tigers, jaguars,
and pumas are all predators of deer.
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Did You Know?
Deer are able to run up to 40 mph and
they can jump 10 feet high.
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Social Structure: Deer will remain in groups
or herds, that typically consist of female relatives.
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