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Wild in Pennsylvania
White-Tailed Deer
By Danielle Meals
Introduction
• Can you imagine if you could leap place to
place? If you were a deer you could do
that. Read on to find out more about deer.
What is a deer?
• A deer is a mammal.
• A deer is an animal with four legs.
Where do deer live?
• A deer could live in a meadow.
• A deer could live in a woodland.
• A deer could live in a pond (wetland).
What do deer look like?
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They are white and brown.
Under their tails is white.
Deer have pointed ears.
The antlers on the male are forked inward.
What are behaviors of a deer?
• A small group of deer is called a herd.
• Deer spend most of their time eating
plants and leaves.
What do deer eat and how do they
hunt ?
• Deer eat leaves , grass, bark, and acorns.
• Deer eat berries.
• Deer don’t hunt because they eat plants.
What predators do deer have and
how do they protect themselves?
• A newborn protects itself by laying on the
ground.
• Predators of deer are men, foxes and
coyotes.
• An adult protects itself with the long
antlers.
What are some interesting facts
about deer?
• A male White-Tailed deer can weigh up to
400 pounds.
• A female can weigh up to 200 pounds.
Conclusion
• I hope you read all that you needed to
think that deer are good animals.