Amazing White Tail Deer

By: Justin Adamson

What does my animal eat?

The white tail deer is a herbivore that eats: grass, buds, nuts, fruit, twigs, berries, mushrooms, and seeds.

Where does my animal live?

The white tail deer can live woods, forest, and fields with crop. But they only live in north, south, and central America.

What does my animal look like?

The white tail deer weighs 48 to 450 pounds. The length of a white tail deer is 3 to 8 feet long and 22 to 44 inches high from their shoulder to their feet. An adult fur color is reddish brown in the summer and grayish brown in the winter. Its ears and tail are white on the inside and their fur color on the outside.

What adaptations does it have to help it survive?

Adaptation How It helps the Animal Survive

White spots So they can blend into their surroundings in the winter

Can run up to 36 miles per hour.

They can outrun and get away from predators or get food

Hooves To make it run faster

Predators

The white tail deer predators are wolves, cougars, hunters, coyotes, and mountain lions.

Here are some amazing facts:

One amazing fact about a white tail deer is, when a fawn is two months old it weighs as much as a four year old human. Second, within an hour, a fawn can stand up and walk on its own.