#White-tailed deer

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White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

the allegheny cemetery spirits

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White-tailed deer sketches~

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Sunrise along the Mississippi River in southern Illinois

Taken June 2024

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White-tailed deer By: Leonard Lee Rue III From: The World of the White-tailed Deer 1962

[speakingofnature]

White-tailed Deer

Freedom is a wide, sweeping prairie with room to roam.

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White-tailed Deer. 5:12 am. 55° F. September 23, 2024. Cove Island Park, Stamford, CT. (@dkct25)

[rebeccathenaturalist]

(Originally posted in this FB group)

That's a heck of a leap; gotta be about, what twenty-five feet or so? Wonder what it would have been with a clean, unimpeded landing? Hope the deer was okay after the adrenaline wore off. Ironically, the person pulling up in the SUV was there to buy the (apparently flawless pre-crash-landing) pickup, and the original post is full of people asking "But did they end up buying the truck anyway?"

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Round Two: Epic Animals

White-tailed Deer vs Gray Wolf

Remember, it's not a popularity contest- it's a fight to the death!

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White-tailed deer

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White-tailed Deer. John James Audubon.

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White-tailed deer

White-tailed deer after a snowfall resting.

Taken By: Christian Duval

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Animal of the Day!

Key Deer (Odocoileus virginianus clavium)

(Photo from Emily Michot)

Conservation Status- Endangered

Habitat- Florida Keys

Size (Weight/Length)- 30 kg; 65 cm at shoulders

Diet- Leaves; Grasses; Fruits; Roots

Cool Facts- The key deer is a small subspecies of white-tailed deer that lives on a small set of islands off the Florida coast. These deer are proficient swimmers and can easily swim from island to island. They have very little fear of humans and can be found munching on lawn grass or decorative flowers on windowsills. Unfortunately, their tameness has resulted in an increased number of car collisions. Throughout history, key deer were hunted by settlers and native tribes alike. Hunting was banned in the 1940’s but poaching caused their population to plummet to only 25 individuals by 1955. Luckily, their population is slowing increasing with the help of better enforced laws and mass habitat protection.

Rating- 12/10 (Please, don’t feed wild animals no matter how friendly they seem.)

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Saw a lot of these today but no fawns although they must be out there. 

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Sax Zim Bog, Minnesota

taken February 2024

[vintagewildlife]

White-tailed deer with a dropped antler By: Leonard Lee Rue III From: The World of the White-tailed Deer 1962

[speakingofnature]

White-tailed Deer

Nature lives in the present, yet always has future plans in the works.