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Hoofed mammals
Mule deer
Mule deer · Odocoileus hemionus
Large ears and a white tail with a black tip make the mule deer one of the defining sights of the North American wilderness.
Fact file
- Size
- Shoulder height 85 to 105 cm, weight usually 50 to 150 kg
- Males and females
- Only males carry antlers, females are antlerless and more slender
- Sounds
- Alarm call sounds like a short, loud sneeze
- Diet
- Herbs, grasses, shoots, leaves and young twigs
- Offspring
- Offspring: Usually one to two fawns are born in late spring
How to identify Mule deer
The mule deer is distinguished by its strikingly large ears, which in proportion to the head are reminiscent of those of a mule. Its coat changes with the seasons: in summer it is reddish brown, in winter the fur takes on a grey-brown sheen. The bushy white tail has a black tip, which makes the animal unmistakable even from a distance.
Adult mule deer reach a shoulder height of 85 to 105 centimetres and usually weigh between 50 and 150 kilograms. The antlers of the males branch in a characteristic Y-shape and are shed every year. Females, by contrast, have no antlers.
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