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  2. White-tailed deer - Wikipedia

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    The white-tailed deer's coat is a reddish-brown in the spring and summer, and turns to a grey-brown throughout the fall and winter. The white-tailed deer can be recognized by the characteristic white underside to its tail. It raises its tail when it is alarmed to warn the predator that it has been detected. [11] Female with tail in alarm posture

  3. Bambi effect - Wikipedia

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    A white-tailed deer fawn, the species of the title character in Walt Disney's 1942 animated film Bambi.. The "Bambi effect" is an objection against the killing of animals that are perceived as "cute" or "adorable", such as deer, while there may be little or no objection to the suffering of animals that are perceived as somehow repulsive or less than desirable, such as pigs or other woodland ...

  4. Rut (mammalian reproduction) - Wikipedia

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    The rut for white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) usually lasts three weeks in the Northern Hemisphere and may occur most of the year in tropical zones. The rut is the time when white-tail deer, especially bucks, are more active and less cautious than usual.

  5. Elk - Wikipedia

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    The definitive host is the white-tailed deer, in which it normally has no ill effects. Snails and slugs, the intermediate hosts, can be inadvertently consumed by elk during grazing. [65] The liver fluke Fascioloides magna and the nematode Dictyocaulus viviparus are also commonly found parasites that can be fatal to elk. [66]

  6. What to know for white-tailed deer hunting season in Texas - AOL

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    Colder temperatures outside is a good indication that white-tailed deer season in Texas is approaching. The general season officially begins on Saturday, Nov. 4 and ends on Jan. 7, 2024 for the ...

  7. White stag - Wikipedia

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    A white deer from species such as fallow deer, roe deer, white-tailed deer, black-tailed deer, or rusa, is instead referred to as a “white buck” or “white doe”. The all-white coloration is the result of leucism, a condition that causes hair and skin to lose its natural pigmentation. The white deer has played a prominent role in the ...

  8. Parelaphostrongylus tenuis - Wikipedia

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    [1] [8] It is quite common in many populations of white-tailed deer, which have built up a strong resistance. [4] After gastropod ingestion, moose or other deer may be hosts of the second- and third-stage worms. Moose resistance to P. tenuis is much lower than white-tailed deer, which results in a higher mortality rate. [9]

  9. Odocoileus - Wikipedia

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    Odocoileus is a genus of medium-sized deer (family Cervidae) containing three species native to the Americas. [1] [3] [4] The name is sometimes spelled odocoeleus; it is from a contraction of the roots odonto-and coelus meaning "hollow-tooth".