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The Whitetail Deer
The whitetail deer are one of the most populated animals in the world. All over the world, many people use them for meat and fur. Deer are very intelligent and wild animals that wander everywhere in the world and we still don't know everything about them. People still wonder today where deer originate from, why they are so fast, and how did deer became so populated.
First, no one is quite sure where deer originated. The white tail deer live mostly in the United States, Mexico, Canada, and Central America. Whitetail deer are in the family Cervidae. In North America whitetails are found around the Rocky Mountains more than anywhere. The whitetail is one of the oldest living deer in the world. The whitetail deer have been around for more than
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Whitetail deer can run up to 30 miles per hour on a sprint. The whitetail deer gets its speed from the beginning of their generation. Their speed is key because they are a prey animal. When chased by prey, whitetail deer can jump over things twice their height and twice the distance. Deer are known to be able to cover 30 feet in a single leap into a open field. Deer usually have an escape route before their pursuer can chase them. Whitetail will also run in circles so they confuse their pursuer, so they can’t sniff their trail as well. Deer will also walk in water so that their trail will be undetected. Whitetails will also run into other herds of deer so that their prey will chase another deer. The deer have a 4 chambered heart so they can run for a long period of time. Whitetails have very good eyesight, but their ears are the biggest weapon they have. Their ears are very sensitive and can hear things from a long ways away. Deer have an astonishing speed and amazing mobility that lets them escape …show more content…
Does usually have one or two fawns a year around late May or early June. Whitetails are so populated because today there are not many bears, cougars, wolves, and coyotes around like there was back in the day. Whitetails love deforestation because it gives them cover from predators and to keep their young safe. Deer numbers increase a lot every year, because not as many people deer hunt anymore and that causes the deer population to go up. Controlling the deer population is important because whitetails leave droppings everywhere, also when they die their carcasses sit there and rot until something eats them. Deer also destroy people's gardens and sometimes deer attack humans. Every year deer cost the U.S 248 million dollars a year in damage to gardens, house yards, and fields. Whitetails also eat 15 million tons of food a year. Sometimes they also eat plants that are very rare, if so those plants may vanish. Also, whitetail deer carry diseases that can kill livestock and other animals. To control the population better, the government has set laws focusing on how many deer and what type of deer you can shoot. Deer are becoming a worldwide populated and domestic problem that is almost impossible to stop. In conclusion, whitetail deer have been around for many generations and now we fully understand where they originate, how they escape predators, and how they became so populated.

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