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BUCKS- male deer that
have antlers
STAGS- are also male deer
and HARTS are male deer
Female deer are DOES or
HIDES.
VENISON- deer meat for
food
Deer belong in the MAMMAL
group. animals whose young feed on milk from their mothers
HOOF is a deer foot
that is two toes that have a hard covering to protect it and the covering
is a hoof
DEWCLAWS two of their
toes grow higher on their legs and those are called DEWCLAWS
ANTLERS antlers are a
part of a deer skull, male deer grow new antlers every year
VELVET it covers the
antlers, and it’s a thin layer
Young deer are called
DOES or HINDS
SOURCES: WOLPERT, T (1991). IL. MILWAUKEE, WI
: GARETH STEVENS CHILDRENS BOOKS.
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