A little deer with the tongue out standing in the meadow.
#150

Fallow Deer

Dama dama

Moderate Least concern Photographed

1 photo · first photographed 2024-08-24

Distribution

Range

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Range: iNaturalist (CC BY 4.0) · Base map: Natural Earth (public domain)

Quick facts

Group
Mammals
Family
Cervidae
Size
75–100 cm (shoulder)
Weight
35–90 kg
Diet
Herbivore
Lifespan
8–16 yrs
Habitat
Deciduous woodland, Parkland, Farmland

About

The European fallow deer, also known as the common fallow deer or simply fallow deer, is a species of deer native to Eurasia. It is one of two living species of fallow deer alongside the Persian fallow deer. It is historically native to Turkey and possibly the Italian Peninsula, Balkan Peninsula, and the island of Rhodes near Anatolia.

Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), abridged.

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