Deer of New England
By Becky
What do you call a deer with no eyes? I’ve no eye, dear. What animal drops from the sky? Rain-deer!
In this report, you will learn about a deer’s appearance, diet, defenses
and offenses, locomotion, babies, habitat, and other interesting facts.
Deer only have spots when they are
babies. When they are at least two weeks
old, they start to lose their spots. The
male deer grows antlers that feel like velvet at first and ten get bony. The legs are really strong. They have big eyes, sharp hearing, and a
great sense of smell.
They are herbivores. This means that they eat plants and
grass. They also eat nuts, corn, twigs,
buds, leaves, honeysuckle, poison ivy, wildflowers, oak seedlings, acorns,
fruits, and soybeans.
Male deer protect female deer by fighting with
their big antlers. Females do a special
warning. They make loud bugles and
roars. They are fast runners and strong
swimmers. They leap from danger. They swim and run up to thirty-five miles per
hour. Deer are wild animals. A deer’s main enemies are cougars and wolves.
Deer are found in forests, farms, wetlands,
parks, open areas and close to people. I
have seen them in
I
learned that they only have spots when they are babies. I was really surprised. I pictured the female deer would also have
spots when they were grownups. There is
a lot to learn about deer.
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Last Updated: 10/30/07