2 of 2 male mule deerYoung male mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus).(more) The requirement for nutrients and energy has severe repercussions on the ecology of deer. It confines deer to relatively productive habitats, excluding them from deserts, dry grasslands, and geologically old landscapes leached...
roe deer shedding velvetMale roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) shedding velvet.(more) 2 of 3 elk shedding velvetElk (Cervus elaphus canadensis) shedding velvet.(more) 3 of 3 red deerA pair of red deer stags (Cervus elaphus) competing during the rut.(more) The bias of deer toward high-qual...
Sambar Deer is a mammal from the family Cervidae. Other common names for this creature include Indian Sambar and Sambar. Its body is covered with a hairy coat that is colored yellowish-brown to dark gray. Its underside is usually dark or chestnut in color. Its hairs are generally long and...
Other Names:Virginia Deer Range:North, Central, and South America from Southern Canada to Peru Size:Male white tails can grow up to 300 pounds, though one as large as 500 pounds has been found in Northern Canada. Females are smaller than males, weighing up to 200 pounds. They can be mor...
For over 5,000 years they have been hunted nearly to extinction to obtain the scent glands of the male, which are used in Asian traditional medicine and to produce expensive perfumes. Musk deer glands are one of the most expensive animal products in the world. They can sell for as much ...
Other names Male deer are known as 'stags' or 'harts', while females are referred to as 'does' Indexes: Alphabetical: D Alphabetical: S Animals and Plants About this entry: Updated 24 September 2016 Updates planned: 1 Graceful creatures found throughoutMiddle-earth. Deer were traditionally de...
How to Identify a Female Deer. Female deer, known as does, have a different appearance and behavior pattern than their male counterparts. Identifying a female deer may bring challenges, however, if you don't know what to look for. Follow these simple ste
Ayyal appears to be a mutation of a common name with ἔλαφος; and although no great stress should be laid on names which, more particularly in early times, were used without much attention to specific identity, yet we find the Chaldee ajal and Sarmatic jelen strictly applied to...
Deer ticks and wood ticks are broadly descriptive common names that are often used to refer to four species of ticks. Deer ticks usually refer to the blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) and the western blacklegged tick (Ixodes pacificus), while wood tick refers to the American dog tick (Der...
male white-tailed deer Male white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). (more) white-tailed deer mammal Ask the Chatbot a Question More Actions Also known as: Odocoileus virginianus, Virginia deer Written by Valerius Geist Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Last Updated: ...