ks-+White-tail-deer

=White-Tail Deer =

Average lifespan:

 *  a b out 4.5 - 5 years 



Habitat:

 * native to U.S., Canada, Mexico, Central America, and South America
 * live in forests usually by a water source 

Diet:

 * herbivore
 * <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 255);">four-chambered stomach <span style="color: rgb(82, 229, 185);">
 * <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 255);">legumes, shoots, leaves, cacti, and grasses

<span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Adaptations to its way of life:

 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(255, 142, 0);">good swimmers and runners
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(255, 142, 0);">camoflauge to hide from predators
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(255, 142, 0);">good jumpers

<span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How it reproduces:
<span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="color: rgb(82, 229, 185);">
 * <span style="color: rgb(82, 229, 185);">rut during October or November
 * <span style="color: rgb(82, 229, 185);">babies are born in Spring
 * <span style="color: rgb(82, 229, 185);">usually 1-3 babies

<span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Relationship to other animals (predator/prey, parasite, etc.):

 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 104, 255);">are hunted by predators
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 104, 255);">don't eat other animals

<span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Relationship to people:

 * <span style="color: rgb(201, 29, 79);">hunted by humans
 * <span style="color: rgb(201, 29, 79);">you can only shoot bucks

<span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Other interesting information:

 * <span style="color: rgb(90, 17, 167);">there are two females for every one male
 * <span style="color: rgb(90, 17, 167);">antlers grow in April and shed in August

<span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Citations:
<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 56); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"Whitetail deer." //Wikipedia//. Web.29 Apr 2009. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-tailed_deer>.