Many of the native wildflowers of North America are on the verge of extinction due to rising deer numbers.¹⁾

The most often hunted game animal in the United States is the white-tailed deer.²⁾

Each male white-tailed deer has a unique set of antlers that set it apart from all other members of its species.³⁾

There are about 40 million deer in the United States and Canada together.⁴⁾

The most common deer species in America is the mule deer.⁵⁾

Deer have four toes: two “dew claws,” which are located higher up on the thigh, and two hooves.⁶⁾

Due to the fact that they repeatedly chew their cud, deer belong to the ruminant animal class.⁷⁾

Deer are herbivores.⁸⁾

The only deer species in which males do not develop antlers is the Chinese water deer.⁹⁾

Elk, caribou, and moose are all members of the same family of animals as deer.¹⁰⁾

Female white-tailed deer lift their tails to warn other deer to leave the area when anything alarmed them.¹¹⁾