Wild Facts About Deers #deers #animalfacts

Here are some wild facts about deers you may not have known.

GREAT SWIMMERS: Deers are fantastic swimmers. They can swim up to 13 mph (21 kph) and up to 8 miles (13 km).

COW-STOMACH: There stomach is four-chambered like that of a cow. This allows them to extract more nutrients from their herbivore diet.

HIGH JUMPER: They can jump incredibly high to clear obstacles like fences and to avoid predators. They can jump up to 10 feet (3 meters) vertically, and up to 30 feet (9 meters) horizontally.

INCREDIBLE SMELL: Deers have almost 300 million scent receptors in their noses (vs. 5 million in humans). This helps them detect predators and locate food sources from a distance.

GREAT HEARING: The have large rotating ears that can detect high-frequency sounds beyond human hearing. This helps them detect danger.

BONE ANTLERS: Their antlers are made of bones. Antlers in some species can grow up to an inch (2.5 cm) per day. Deers shed their antlers annually.

VOCALIZATION: Deers make soft bleats to loud snorts to warn of danger or signal their presence during mating season.

PARASITES: Deers can carry parasites such as fleas, ticks, and lice that can transmit diseases such as Lyme disease.

CAN BE DEADLY: Deers cause the death of 120 to 200 people per year in the United States. Most deaths are related to car accidents involving deers crossing the road, especially during mating season.

FOLKLORE: Deers have been revered in many cultures to be symbols of beauty, grace and fertility.