deer are kinda of like horses
a mess
a mess
I have synesthesia 
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[quote name="GrumpyCatlover" date="2018-05-30 12:44:01" ]
deer are kinda of like horses
a mess
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I relate both to deer and horses.
GrumpyCatlover wrote on 2018-05-30 12:44:01:
deer are kinda of like horses
a mess
a mess
That's part of the reason I like deer so much. They are so neat! They also sometimes eat dead birds and squirrels apparently. Had a button buck nab my dead robin I was keeping out for bones.
That's part of the reason I like deer so much. They are so neat! They also sometimes eat dead birds and squirrels apparently. Had a button buck nab my dead robin I was keeping out for bones.
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[quote name="CoffeeCoyote" date="2018-05-29 14:19:45" ]
That's so cool! There's also a deer with fangs, called a water deer!
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[color=#800040]There's more than one species of deer with tusks, actually, though the water deer's tusks are quite impressive!
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The muntjak or barking deer also grows tusks! They use them to defend themselves and to compete for females.
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Tufted deer males also have tusks!
Fun fact: all deer originally had tusks and teeny tiny antlers. The tusks were/are used for fighting other male deer, but because they can leave nasty wounds, many species started developing their antlers more to reduce the risk of serious injury - they can still be deadly, but it's much more unlikely than with tusks, because antlers are supposed to interlock and be used in pushing contests. In the species of deer that developed antlers, the tusks eventually started to degenerate/get smaller, but in some species the male deer will still show off their teeth before a fight! It's thought that it's a remnant of the time when they still had tusks instead of antlers.
Also fun fact: reindeer are the only species of deer where the females also grow antlers! It actually makes sense, too, because in reindeer, the antlers have a double purpose: fighting between males and acting as a snow shovel to find food underneath the snow. Obviously females also need to get food, which is why they also grow antlers!
Deer are also not the only herbivores known to eat birds and other small creatures or to scavenge on carcasses. Lots of herbivores do so, actually (including horses), and giraffes are even known to chew on bones!
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Eating small animals can often be observed in winter, when resources are scarce. Meat is much more nutritious than plant matter, so some herbivores eat meat here and there, too, to make sure that they get all the nutrients they need.
And lastly, the fuzzy fur on the antlers is called velvet, though where I live we call it bast. [/color]
CoffeeCoyote wrote on 2018-05-29 14:19:45:
That's so cool! There's also a deer with fangs, called a water deer!
There's more than one species of deer with tusks, actually, though the water deer's tusks are quite impressive!
The muntjak or barking deer also grows tusks! They use them to defend themselves and to compete for females.
Tufted deer males also have tusks!
Fun fact: all deer originally had tusks and teeny tiny antlers. The tusks were/are used for fighting other male deer, but because they can leave nasty wounds, many species started developing their antlers more to reduce the risk of serious injury - they can still be deadly, but it's much more unlikely than with tusks, because antlers are supposed to interlock and be used in pushing contests. In the species of deer that developed antlers, the tusks eventually started to degenerate/get smaller, but in some species the male deer will still show off their teeth before a fight! It's thought that it's a remnant of the time when they still had tusks instead of antlers.
Also fun fact: reindeer are the only species of deer where the females also grow antlers! It actually makes sense, too, because in reindeer, the antlers have a double purpose: fighting between males and acting as a snow shovel to find food underneath the snow. Obviously females also need to get food, which is why they also grow antlers!
Deer are also not the only herbivores known to eat birds and other small creatures or to scavenge on carcasses. Lots of herbivores do so, actually (including horses), and giraffes are even known to chew on bones!
Eating small animals can often be observed in winter, when resources are scarce. Meat is much more nutritious than plant matter, so some herbivores eat meat here and there, too, to make sure that they get all the nutrients they need.
And lastly, the fuzzy fur on the antlers is called velvet, though where I live we call it bast.
