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White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

Description:

The white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), also known as the Virginia deer or simply as the whitetail, is a medium-sized deer native to the United States (all but five of the 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. The white-tail deer in Costa Rica is quite smaller than it's northern counterparts.

Habitat:

tropical dry forest in Nw Costa Rica

Notes:

these deer are in captivity in a private breeding program

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LarryGraziano
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LarryGraziano

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Spotted on Nov 5, 2011
Submitted on Nov 8, 2011

Spotted for Mission

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