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Deers are mainly herbivores but some types of deer do eat meat sometimes, but they do prefer plants and fruit/berries.


Deer are an example of herbivores.Herbivores have flat teeth and flat back molars to grind their food
Deer are herbivores.

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It should be noted that the normal dentition of all deer is either 32 or 34 teeth. Canines are present in the lower jaw of all species and in the upper jaw of red deer, wapiti and musk deer.This suggests an early carnivorous deer ancestor. In fact some North American aboriginal folk lore details how the deer lost the right to eat meat.

British scientists have noted that both deer and sheep will in some cases actually eat meat. It is thought htat they do this to supplement calcium levels by eating young birds and carrion.

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A deer is a herbivore.

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