SUPER SURPRISE THURSDAY # 24

SUPER SURPRISE THURSDAY# 24

Who’s that mammal with the big antlers? It’s our Super Surprise animal! We’re heading back to Europe to meet a woodland dweller! Are you ready to head into the woods? We are!

MEET THE FALLOW DEER!

   Range/Habitat: Europe-Asia/ woodland, grassland

   Diet: Herbivore: grasses, acorns

   Length/Weight: 4 ½-6 ¼ ft/ 77-300lbs

   Conservation Status: Common

Fun Facts:

• Fallow Deer live in large herds of up to 100 individuals.
• Their coloration varies by where they live.
• Fallow deer are most active at twilight.
• Male fallow deer have large broad antlers.
• They can run up 25 mph.
• Fallow deer fawn hide in vegetation to protect themselves from predators.  This behavior is called lying-up.

Wow! Aren’t these deer magnificent with their broad antlers? We love them! And how about lying-up? We hadn’t heard that term before! We thought lying-up meant laying around doing nothing- like the cat we live with does all the time!