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In ancient times, deers were believed to be messengers from the gods.

Ancient peoples believed deers transformed themselves and brought messages from the gods or sent messages to them. Many also believed a white deer would lead hunters into the forest and show them visions about life or the future.

The white stag has also been a symbol for the presence of Christ. The white doe is associated with the female spirits: beauty and grace. ", "Quick learners!

A few days after birth, a reindeer calf can outrun a human. Reindeer can migrate as far as 1,000 miles; the longest of any land animal.", "Chill out, man!

That’s exactly what reindeer must have been told a long time ago, because they can sure stand some cold temperatures! How do they do it, you ask? By eating moss!

Most animals won’t even touch moss, because it is extremely hard to digest and doesn’t do them much good, but reindeer love it! The moss contains a special chemical that acts sort of like antifreeze in a car.

Anti-freeze keeps the car from freezing up in the cold winter and that’s exactly what happens with the reindeer when they eat moss!", "Water proof.

Reindeer can lie on snow without melting it or getting wet.", "A Deer Country.

The white-tailed deer is the most common deer in North America. It has a life span of 9 to 12 years. They are about 3 to 3 ½ feet tall at the shoulder.

Males weigh up to 400 pounds, females are much lighter, weighing around 200 pounds.", "Danger sign.

The white-tailed deer raises its tail as a flag to signal danger.

When running from danger, they flip their long broad tail up over their back, exposing a large white underside and white buttocks, which communicates danger to other deer and helps a fawn follow its mother as she runs.

When nervous, the white-tailed deer also snorts through its nose and stamps its hooves.", "A fur life jacket.

The white-tailed deer is a capable swimmer.

Their winter coat has hollow hair shafts which fill with air and make their coat buoyant. Even if the deer becomes tired while swimming, it will not sink.", "Run like a deer.

A graceful and beautiful runner, the white-tailed deer runs at top speeds of 36 miles per hour.

They can also make vertical leaps of 8 ½ feet and horizontal leaps of 30 feet.", "Big Eater.

The white-tailed deer consumes up to nine pounds of food per day. Its diet includes green plants, acorns, beechnuts, corn, and woody vegetation, including the twigs and buds of birch, maple, and conifer trees.

It has many sources of drinking water including rain, snow and dew. ", "Family matters.

There are two types of social groupings in the white-tailed deer family.

One family group consists of a doe (the female deer) and her young. These stay together for an entire year.

The second group is the buck (male deer) group. The buck group is constantly changing. It will disband then reunite over and over.

Bucks and does herd separately for the majority of the year, but do come together in winter, creating herds about 150 members strong.", "Fight for Supremacy.

Bucks in the white-tailed deer family often spar for dominance.

Displays include stares, lowered ears, and head up and head down postures. Attacks frequently involve kicking and rearing and flailing with the forefeet.", "Make it on their own.

White-tailed fawns are ‘kicked out of home’ at an early age.

Fawns are weaned within a few months of birth and will only stay with their mother for about a year.

The mother usually drives off the young of one year to prepare for the birth of new infants.

The first time a young doe breeds she usually produces one fawn, thereafter she has twins or triplets.", "Tiny deers.

There are two dwarf subspecies of white-tailed deer.

The Coues’ deer or Arizona white-tail found in the Arizona desert, and the Key deer which is native to the Florida Keys area.

The Coues’ deer has enlarged ears and tail and weighs about 100 pounds. The Key deer is the size of a dog, and weighs between 45 and 75 pounds. ", ];