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White-tailed deer

Odocoileus virginianus

Description:

"The deer's coat is a reddish-brown in the spring and summer and turns to a grey-brown throughout the fall and winter. The deer can be recognized by the characteristic white underside to its tail, which it shows as a signal of alarm by raising the tail during escape." ~wiki

Habitat:

spotted at the edge of field at Oregon Ridge Nature Center; "native to the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, and South America as far south as Peru. It has also been introduced to New Zealand and some countries in Europe, such as Finland, Czech Republic, and Serbia. In the Americas, it is the most widely distributed wild ungulate." ~wiki

1 Species ID Suggestions

AaronS.Young
AaronS.Young 10 years ago
Whitetail Deer
Odocoileus virginianus


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1 Comment

Bernadette S
Bernadette S 10 years ago

Thanks, Aaron, for the ID!

Bernadette S
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Bernadette S

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Spotted on Sep 7, 2013
Submitted on Sep 26, 2013

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