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Hoofed mammals
White-tailed deer
White-tailed deer · Odocoileus virginianus
White-tailed deer are recognisable by their characteristic white tail and are particularly active at woodland edges at dusk.
Fact file
- Size
- Males up to 1 metre shoulder height and 60–135 kilograms, females slightly smaller and lighter
- Males and females
- Only males have antlers and are more strongly built than females
- Sounds
- Alarm calls in the form of snorts, and calves bleating to make contact
- Diet
- Leaves, buds, twigs, herbs, acorns, fungi and fruit
- Offspring
- Usually one to two calves in early summer after a gestation period of around 6.5 months
How to identify White-tailed deer
White-tailed deer have a reddish-brown coat in summer, which turns grey-brown in winter. Striking features are the white rump patch and the white underside of the tail. When they flee, the bushy tail is held upright and shows off its strong colouring like a flag.
The animals look slender and long-legged. Adult males can carry antlers, which are shed and regrown every year. Females have no antlers and are more delicate. The long, narrow head and large dark eyes are especially characteristic. They can be confused with the much more compact mule deer, but the latter has an almost entirely black tail.
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