Range Map of Bucks
Quick Facts
Type:
Mammal
Diet:
Herbivore
Average life span in captivity:
6 to 14 years
Size:
6 to 7.75 ft
Weight:
110 to 300 lbs
Group name:
Herd
Did you know?
A “buck” is the male of some antlered animals, especially the fallow deer, roe deer, reindeer, and antelopes.
“White-tailed” refers to the white underside of the deer’s tail, which it displays and wags when it senses danger.
Tracking
Life Cycle of White-Tailed Deer
Bucks
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- are male deer and are also known as bulls, stags, or harts
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- are ruminants, also know as cud chewers
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- have a top running speed of 40 mph
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- have an average life span under unhunted conditions of about 10 years
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- are the only animal that posses antlers
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- have a highly developed senses of sight, smell, and hearing
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- can adapt well to nearly any habitat
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- are primarily solitary animals except during the breeding season
- will mark their territory by stomping on the ground to make “scrapes” on the land and rubbing their antlers on trees, called a “buck rub.”
Video
Sources
http://animaljamexpert.blogspot.com/2013/12/interesting-facts.html
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/white-tailed-deer/
http://www.norcrossws.org/Animals/Deer%20information.htm
http://www.huntingnet.com/staticpages/staticpage_detail.aspx?id=149
http://dnr.wi.gov/org/caer/ce/eek/critter/mammal/fawn.htm
https://charrisscience.weebly.com/day-3-introduction-to-white-tailed-deer-life-cycles.html