Red Deer
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| Family | Cervidae |
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| Mass | 200 kg (Adult) |
| Scientific name | Cervus elaphus |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Gestation period | 236 days |
| Conservation status | Least Concern (Population increasing) |
| Did you know | Red deer have been introduced to other areas, including Australia, New Zealand, United States, Canada, Peru, Uruguay, Chile and Argentina. |
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| ID | 837663 |
About Red Deer
The red deer is one of the largest deer species. The red deer inhabits most of Europe, the Caucasus Mountains region, Asia Minor, Iran, parts of western Asia, and central Asia.
King and Queen begin summer stay in Scotland at Balmoral
... The estate includes grouse moors, forestry and farmland and is home to a large population of Red Deer...
Giant stone artefacts found on rare Ice Age site in Kent
... It would have been inhabited by Red Deer and horses, as well as less familiar mammals, such as the now-extinct straight-tusked elephant and lion...
Vote to be held on eradicating all Uist estate's deer
...A vote is to be held on whether all the Red Deer on a community-owned estate in the Western Isles should be culled...
Coventry library book returned 84 years late
... The copy of Red Deer, by Richard Jefferies, was taken out of Earlsdon Library in Coventry by the late Capt William Humphries in 1938...
Ancient footprints reveal 'Irish Sea Serengeti'
... " The oldest ones date to a time when the coastline was 30km away and the tidal muds here were teeming with animals - aurochs, herds of Red Deer, roe deer and also predators like wolves and lynx that are now extinct in the UK, " explains Prof Jamie Woodward from the University of Manchester...
Queen Elizabeth II's special connection with Windsor Great Park
...From the iconic tree-lined Long Walk where Red Deer roam freely, to the 4,800 acres of majestic trees, lakes and ornamental gardens, it is easy to see why Windsor Great Park was so special to the Queen...
Climate change alters Highland red deer gene pool
...Red Deer in the Highlands are evolving because of climate change, a 45-year study has found...