White-tail deer
Title: White-tail deer
Category: /Science & Technology
Details: Words: 760 | Pages: 3 (approximately 235 words/page)
White-tail deer
Category: /Science & Technology
Details: Words: 760 | Pages: 3 (approximately 235 words/page)
Whitetail Deer
Scientific Name: Odocileus Virginianus
Deer are hoofed animals which grow about six feet long and 3 to 4 feet high. They are reddish or grayish in color depending on the season. Their weight usually is different between the male (buck) and the female (doe), although the larger bucks may be over 400 pounds. The natural life span of a whitetail is 11 to 12 years, (17 to 20 yrs. in captivity) although many live for less time, since they are
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blacktailed deer survived, most likely due to their great adaptability.
The whitetail has not only survived modern man's intrusion into its natural environments, the species has benefited from that invasion. Changes of habitats and modern land use have created various cover and food which have helped the whitetail. Compared to conditions during prehistoric times, this trespassing of man has lead to a large increase in deer numbers as well as the range of area inhabited.