White-Tailed Deer

By: Kim

Appearance

• The white-tailed deer are mammals.• The male deer is called buck and a

female deer is called a doe. The family is called a herd. The male deer grow new antlers every year. The weight of the white-tailed deer is 110 to 300 lbs.

Home• The white-tailed deer live near clearings, live

near farmland, and live near families. The deer live in lots of places.

Food

• The white-tailed deer eat plants, grass, weeds, twigs, buds and leaves in the spring and summer. The white-tailed deer eat acorns, moss, mushrooms and apples in the fall. The deer chew their cud The deer eat other animals if the animal

is dead.

Enemies

• The enemies of the white-tailed deer are wolves, cougars, lynxes and coyotes. People can be enemies of the white-tailed deer. When the deer sense danger, they raise their tail and that’s called flagging.

Babies

• Babies are called fawns. The white-tailed deer gives birth to 1 to 2 babies in spring. The baby deer has a reddish brown coat with white spots. Fawns are born in late April or early July. When fawns are born, they are the same weight as a newborn human baby. The mother will hide the fawn for

1 month.

Interesting facts

• The white-tailed deer has 32 teeth. The deer has no front teeth. A male deer is called a buck. A female deer is called a doe. A family deer is called a herd. The deer is a great jumper and runner. The first deer appeared in Asia 38 million years ago. Deer start living in Canada 4 million years ago.

All about the author

• Hi my name is Kim and I am 9 years old. My favorite color is red and I love ice cream. My thing to do in school is research projects.