WHITETAIL DEER
South Gariina
State Park Service
The North Carolina Collection, University of North Carolina at Chipel Hill
Odocoileus virginianus
Class: Mammal
Family: Cervidae
Size: weight=75-300 lbs height 3-4 feet at shoulder
Habitat: forested areas and open brushy areas
Diet: herbivorous-eats plants twin ruas, fungi, acorns, and grasses
Life Span: 5-10 years in the wild
Deer Details:
Only males grow. antlers, which are shed every year in jamjary or February and then new ones start growing in eany spring. Whitetail deerigel their name from the white fur under their talh, which shows when deer tuut up their tails in fight. Whitetail deer can hear another deer walk- ing from as far as 50 yards away, they can hear humans from an even greater dis tance.
The Increase of sunlight in spring boasts testosterone in male deer, causing antlers
to grow, Whitetail deer can run up to 40 mph.