Black-Tailed Deer
Black-Tailed Deer
Odocoileus hemionus
The Deer local to California once sexually mature mate in November. Six months later, the mother deer will give birth to one to three fawns. At birth they already know how to walk, and after around three days can forage for food. It takes about six weeks for a baby deer to be weaned. The mother will leave the fawns while she feeds, since young calves are born with white spots to help them hide in vegetation, she hides them hidden in plain sight with their heads pressed against the ground. She will do this for hours at a time. While the female fawns will stay with the mother for around two years, the boy fawn will generally leave the mother after a year. After about 12 months, the female deer will reach sexual maturity. The newly established doe will travel alone, while the buck will join a pack of other bucks.
The mating season has been dubbed “rut”. During late summer and early fall, the male deers will mark their territory. They do this by rubbing …show more content…
pre-orbital glands, located on their forehead, on surrounding trees and foliage. Male deers will spar with other males to establish dominance. During full-rut the females will urinate in a male’s territory to tell him that she is ready to breed. Deer will couple off and stick together once a male has found a female who is ovulating. 6 months later, there is a new set of fawns to start all over again. Deer are know to last 20 years in the wild, but many do not make it that far, as they die from sickness or from predators.
Deer can be found in southern canada and most of the united states.
A male deer’s territory is usually about a square mile, and he frequently marks and defends his territory during rut. Male deer stick in packs but become more secluded during rut as to avoid competition. Female deer are generally alone all year unless accompanied by their fawns. Deer overpopulate in urban and suburban areas because generally in those areas hunting is illegal, so most deer starve or suffer from malnourishment. Deer often cross streets to find food and water, and get hit.
Conservation Status
Black Tailed Deer are in no need of conservation, as the population is healthily balanced right now.
Threats
Disease, Cars, Overpopulation, Predators, (for male deer) other bucks.
Fun Fact: Bucks regrow their antlers every year from bone plates on their forehead
Fun Fact: The largest deer known to man was the Irish Deer, which could grow up to 7 feet tall and resembled a
moose.
Odocoileus hemionus
The Deer local to California once sexually mature mate in November. Six months later, the mother deer will give birth to one to three fawns. At birth they already know how to walk, and after around three days can forage for food. It takes about six weeks for a baby deer to be weaned. The mother will leave the fawns while she feeds, since young calves are born with white spots to help them hide in vegetation, she hides them hidden in plain sight with their heads pressed against the ground. She will do this for hours at a time. While the female fawns will stay with the mother for around two years, the boy fawn will generally leave the mother after a year. After about 12 months, the female deer will reach sexual maturity. The newly established doe will travel alone, while the buck will join a pack of other bucks.
The mating season has been dubbed “rut”. During late summer and early fall, the male deers will mark their territory. They do this by rubbing …show more content…
pre-orbital glands, located on their forehead, on surrounding trees and foliage. Male deers will spar with other males to establish dominance. During full-rut the females will urinate in a male’s territory to tell him that she is ready to breed. Deer will couple off and stick together once a male has found a female who is ovulating. 6 months later, there is a new set of fawns to start all over again. Deer are know to last 20 years in the wild, but many do not make it that far, as they die from sickness or from predators.
Deer can be found in southern canada and most of the united states.
A male deer’s territory is usually about a square mile, and he frequently marks and defends his territory during rut. Male deer stick in packs but become more secluded during rut as to avoid competition. Female deer are generally alone all year unless accompanied by their fawns. Deer overpopulate in urban and suburban areas because generally in those areas hunting is illegal, so most deer starve or suffer from malnourishment. Deer often cross streets to find food and water, and get hit.
Conservation Status
Black Tailed Deer are in no need of conservation, as the population is healthily balanced right now.
Threats
Disease, Cars, Overpopulation, Predators, (for male deer) other bucks.
Fun Fact: Bucks regrow their antlers every year from bone plates on their forehead
Fun Fact: The largest deer known to man was the Irish Deer, which could grow up to 7 feet tall and resembled a
moose.