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Fallow deer - CERVUS DAMA
Class: Animals with Milk Glands (Mammalia)
The Name "Fallow": "Fallow" is an obsolete Old English word meaning "reddish-yellow." "Deer" comes from the German word "Tier," which simply means "animal."
Location: Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East
Habitat: Terrestrial. Rocky arid scrub to deciduous forest.
Description: Description It is an elegant creature, with a coat that is reddish speckled with white in summer and grayish-brown in winter. The antlers, which are grown only by stags, are or shed annually, and the tips are flattened. These animals grow about eight feet long, with a half foot of that the tail. They are a little over a yard high at the shoulders, and can weigh 450 pounds.
Behavior: The females and their young live in large herds, and the males gather in smaller groups. During the mating, or rutting season, each male seeks females for his harem. At this time there are violent duels between males. The diet is similar to that of other deer.
Reproduction:Mating takes place in September and gestation lasts for seven and a half months. The female gives birth to one or two fawns, which she nurses for a few months.
Go to the Artiodactyla Page to learn more about all the even-toed hoofed animals.
Or go to the Deer Index to study other
deer.
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