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What do key deer eat?

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Key deer eat plants such as red,black, and white mangrove, thatch palm berries and over 150 different kind of plants that grow in the Keys. They can have a small amount of salt in their water and will drink brackish water but fresh water is needed for survival.

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Yes, it eats plam berries ( most of its deit ) and because of human encroachment now some of them eat ornamental plants ( house and garden plants )

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I think yes. There is some evidence that deer occasionally eat animal products.

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