3. Characteristics
FUR
Reddish-brown in spring and summer
Grey-brow in fall and winter
Chews on cud
No front teeth
Males shed and grow a set of antlers each
year
4. Habitat
Usually live in forests and meadows
Like to hide behind bushes
Home is bigger than 2 or 3 square kilometers
and can hold 30 or more male deers
5. Food Sources
A variety of nuts
Acorns (from white than red Oak trees)
Beech nuts
Hickory nuts
Pecans
A variety of fruit
Apples
Persimmons
Sumac heads
Also grass
7. Animals That Share This Habitat
Moose
Red squirrel
Red crosbil
Bay brested warbler
Larva
Braconid wasp
Hawk
Beaver
Beetle
Woodpecker
8. + And – Affects of Humans
Human hunt deer
Human cut their trees for shelter
9. Losing a Member of Food Chain
If there is no sun plants will be gone
if there are no plants deer will have nothing
to eat
If there are no predators deer will over
populate