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Caribou
Caribou are the cervids of the Far North, most notably of Canada and Alaska. Also known as reindeer in Europe and northern Asia, these migratory members of the deer family make their home on the Tundra during the brief summer and the sub-Arctic boreal forests during the winter.
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The deer that frequent our yard regularly love milled corn, apples, pears and some of the females like bread! I read on WikiAnswers that deer will eat carrots and I plan on trying that out this afternoon. There are 3 or 4 deer (even enormous bucks) that come within a few feet of us and will stand in our yard and stomp their feet till we come out and give them something to eat. One young buck has walked right up to me and poked a piece of apple in my hand! There's also a little fawn we have named Mary Belle that has walked up to me, stopping only about 2 or 3 feet away. If you are consistent with the feeding, move slowly as to not spook them, they will become accustomed to you and will get closer and closer as they learn to trust you. A doe we call Trudy will stand right at our porch wanting apples!
What do deer eat other than grass?
Deer will eat just about any plant or plant matter they can find. Grass, fruit, nuts, leaves, tree bark, mushrooms, toadstools, pine cones, flowers and roots are just some of the items. Deer have adapted to survive which explains their ability to live by eating what ever is available in their home range at the time. Deer will also travel to other areas to find food.
From a human standpoint, it would increase hunting of other animals.
The predators that feed on deer would also have to find new prey. Deer are not heavy grazers, so other herbivores would not receive much benefit.
Yes, there is bone marrow in deer antlers. Antlers are similar to bone, and as such, they have what amounts to “bone marrowâ€ù in their core, around which is a hardened case of denser, bone-like material.
How long does fawn remain with its mother?
A fawn will stay with its mother for about a year, after which time they are independent. A male fawn will never sees his mother again, whereas a female fawn will sometimes return with her own fawns to form small herds.
As early as their first year as fawns. They will go into heat and mate in December and January after the adult does go into heat in October and November. This after just being born in the prior spring.
There is 6 amount of animals who do have antlers. Only males have antlers. The animals are listed below 1. Mule Deer 2. White tailed Deer 3. Moose 4. Caribou Reindeer 5. White rump 6. Elk Wapiti There is 5 animals with horns. 1. Mountain Goat 2. Big Horn Sheep 3. Prong Horn 4. Bison 5. Cattle proper answer from
Is a white tail deer chordata?
Yes. As Chordates (or members of the phylum Chordata), deer share the following characteristics:
- dorsal nerve cord which is a bundle of nerve fibres which runs down the back. It connects the brain with the lateral muscles and other organs.
- notochord which is a cartilaginous rod running underneath, and supporting, the nerve cord - in the case of the deer, a spine.
- post-anal tail - an extension of the body past the anal opening. (This feature is not always present in some adult Chordates such as frogs and humans, but it is present in the deer.)
- Pharyngeal pouches - Chordates, at some stage of their life, have pharyngeal grooves and pouches that develop into other essential parts of their anatomy.
Is it possible for a female deer to have antlers?
According to this article, http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0022-2372(195411)35%3A4%3C486%3AAIFDWA%3E2.0.CO%3B2-4 some female deer do occasionally develop horns. The reason females don't have horns (usually) stems from the fact that males need them to fight with other bucks--usually over other mates, but perhaps over territory. This article explains all of the theories well, despite the really bad jokes: http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2005/12/12-06-05tdc/12-06-05dscihealth-column-01.asp
When does hunting season start in Alberta?
Around the end of September--I believe it's a month earlier for bow-hunting.
What animal group do deer belong to?
Depends on what species you are referring to. For example, White-tailed deer and Mule deer are Genus Odocoileus, Elk or Wapiti are Genus Cervus, and Moose are Genus Alces. Check out more on the Wikipedia site posted below.
Where is the key deer naturally found?
The Key Deer is native to the Florida Keys and lives in low scrub and mangrove.
How many times will a buck breed with one doe during rut?
Buck rabbits can breed for year after year. It might be good to sell the male or female rabbit if you do not want them to keep breeding, Or keep each rabbit in seperate cages. Another chice is that you can get your rabbit fixed.
Deer strip bark from trees in the winter, because their food sources are all gone.
Sika deer, like most deer, are herbivorous, and primarily graze on grass and leaves. The Sika live in the mountains so they have been known to eat shrubs such as holly, and bilberry. They will also strip the bark off trees in the winter time, when food is scarce.
Hooved stock, such as deer, generally walk within moments of being born.
How do caribou grasses adapt to the tundra?
The reindeer, also known as the caribou when wild in North America, is an Arctic and Subarctic-dwelling deer, widespread and numerous across the Arctic and Subarctic.
The reindeer is a widespread and numerous species in the Holarctic. Originally, the reindeer was found inScandinavia, Eastern Europe, Russia, Mongolia, and northern China north of the 50th latitude. In North America, it was found in Canada, Alaska (USA), and the northern conterminous USA from Washington to Maine. In the 19th century, it was apparently still present in southern Idaho. It also occurred naturally onSakhalin, Greenland, and probably even in historical times in Ireland. During the late Pleistocene era, reindeer were found as far south as Nevada andTennessee in North America and Spain in Europe.[2][3] Today, wild reindeer have disappeared from many areas within this large historical range, especially from the southern parts, where it vanished almost everywhere. Large populations of wild reindeer are still found in Norway, Siberia,Greenland, Alaska, and Canada, with a singular herd of approximately 50 Reindeer living around the Cairngorms region in Scotland.
Domesticated reindeer are mostly found in northern Fennoscandia, Russia, and Iceland (where they were introduced by humans in the 18th century). The last remaining wild reindeer in Europe are found in portions of southern Norway.[4] The southern boundary of the species' natural range is approximately at 62° north latitude.
A few reindeer from Norway were introduced to the South Atlantic island of South Georgia in the beginning of the 20th century. Today, there are two distinct herds still thriving there, permanently separated by glaciers. Their total numbers are no more than a few thousand. The flag and the coat of arms of the territory contain an image of a reindeer. Around 4000 reindeer have been introduced into the French sub-Antarctic archipelago of Kerguelen Islands.
Caribou and reindeer numbers have fluctuated historically, but many herds are in decline across their range [5]. This global decline is linked to climate change for northern, migratory caribou and reindeer herds and industrial disturbance of caribou habitat for sedentary, non-migratory herds [6]
