A large animal, an adult red deer stands about 1,2 meters tall at the shoulder. Red deer are easy to identify due to their mostly uniform color: dark reddish-brown in summer, turning to grayish-brown in winter. During both seasons the underbelly is paler. The females have a face and throat that are paler than those of the males, particularly in summer. Adult red deer are hardly ever seen with spots, or if so, there are not many of them. The distinguishing feature for stags is their antlers, which in mature adults are long and branched. The longer branches usually sweep backward and have a number of much shorter ones in front.
Thank you arne.roysland for the help identifying five of my wildflower spotting at the White Sands Missile Range, NM.
One of the smallest hartebeest, with a tan coat and white rump.
One of the smallest hartebeest, with a tan coat and white rump.
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