Deer 🦌

Deer are the founding mammals of the Kervidae family. Bulga deer, Maya deer, Sambar deer and Chitra deer are some examples. Chinese water deer and female reindeer are born and cut their own horns every year. Thus they completely disassociated themselves from the horned beasts, such as the antelope; They are like ordinary deer. Asian musk deer and wet African water chevroletin (or mouse deer) are not considered real deer because they form their own separate families, excluding the Kervida family. Below are the names of the families they formed - Musk Deer = Moschidei and Water Chevrotein = Tragulidei

Deer have been seen in various caves since the Stone Age. There are descriptions of them in various myths, religious ballads and literature at different times in history. They were also economically important, such as meat, leather, and knife horns. Deer hunting has been popular since the Middle Ages and still is.

Eating habits:

Deer are migratory creatures, they mainly eat leaves. Their stomach is small, suitable for chewing and needs high nutrition. Unlike domesticated animals or sheep, they do not eat high quality fibrous foods but eat easily digestible foods such as young leaves, soft grasses, sprouted seedlings, soft fruits, tree stalks, fungi and algae. Low-fiber foods are passed through the esophagus at the end of a short digestion and chopping process. Deer need a lot more minerals, especially calcium and phosphate, to grow horns, which then leads to the need for nutritious food. On the other hand, some reports have shown that deer are carnivorous, such as northern bobwhites.

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