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A common misconception regarding deer is that males grow antlers while females don’t. However, that’s not strictly true. Some deer species see female deer grow antlers as well. So, what are the circumstances in which female deer have antlers?
Whether you’ve recently watched Bambi or encountered a real baby deer in the wild, you might have noticed that newborn fawns are covered in white spots and wondered why this is the case. So why do baby deer have spots when their doe mothers don’t?
To the casual observer, deer and antelope may look similar, but several key differences exist. In this deer vs antelope comparison, we’ll examine the critical differences between these two types of large herbivores.
When out and about, you might well have spotted a group of deer and wondered to yourself what the correct term is for a group of these creatures. Is it a “herd” of deer, or is it something else entirely?
While there are plenty of names for adult deer (which depend on species and gender), there are only a couple of names for baby deer. But what are they?
