2. Description
• White tailed deer are mammals. They can live
for 15 years.
• Males have rack antlers and they grow antlers
every year. They belong to a deer family.
3. Habitat
• They live near clearings and they live in the
forest. They also live near banks of streams
and farmland.
4. Food
• White-tailed deer eat plants. They eat mostly
at night. In the fall they eat acorns and
mushrooms. And in spring and summer, they
eat twigs and buds.
5. Babies
• Baby white-tailed deer are called fawns.
Fawns can already stand up when they are
born. Fawns weigh as much as a human baby.
The mother lays 1 or 2 babies in spring. When
fawns start to grow up, they grow spots.
6. Protection and Enemies
• White-tailed deer have many enemies :
cougars , wolfs , lynxes and coyotes. They
protect themselves by standing still. They can
smell if animal is close by. Their most
terrifying enemy is people.
7. Interesting facts
White-tailed deer have 32 teeth and they chew
their cud. They have no top front teeth. Males
are called bucks and females are called does.
8. All about the author
• Hi, my name is Nina. My favorite animal are
bunnies. I also like white tailed deer. I like
reading and writing. I hope you like my
research!!!
