During the rut Does make a high-pitched piping call to attract a buck who makes a rasping call when they meet. Roe Deer: an alarmed, often repeated, bark. Fawns and Does may bleat whilst Does and Bucks can also grunt. Antler length in females is 23-50 cm / 9-20 inches, while in males they can grow to be 130 cm / 52 inches long, weighing up to 15 kg / 33 lb. The complex antler are found in both sexes, with a long, sweeping rear beams and forward projecting brow tines which may be palmated, forming a shovel-like projection. The hoofs are very large and form a nearly circular print – functioning as snowshoes to keep the animal from sinking in the snow. Unlike many deer species, caribou calves are born without spots. There is a small dewlap covered with long white hair along the throat, while the face is generally darker. The legs are generally dark, as is a band which runs along the lower torso. Coloration is quite variable, ranging from pure white through tan to dark brownish grey, with the undersides and rump lighter. The double-layered coat is made of two layers: a guard coat made of straight, tubular hairs and a woolly undercoat. Adults shed velvet in April, young and poor condition animals shed later. Antlers cast late October to January, fully formed by March. Pedicles by about 3-4 months old, first antlers (button or simple spike) at 8-9 months. Commonly three tines on each antler in adults. Antlers short, usually less than 30cm long, approximately vertical, forming lyre shape, almost round in cross section.Throat may have one or two paler areas.Rump patch white, inverted heart shape, with ‘tush’ of anal hair. Pale/olive grey, grey-brown or blackish.Head – black nose often has white rim above, sometimes extending onto muzzle.Rump patch cream to buff – although their colouring can be cream. More white fur goes down the throat, on the upper insides of the legs and under the tail.Only the males have antlers, which they shed in January to March, and grow out again in April or May. It has a band of white fur behind its nose, in circles around the eyes, and inside the ears. The fur of the white-tailed deer is a greyish colour in the winter then more red comes out during the summer. Reindeer: Arctic tundra and adjacent boreal forest Appearance Open moorland in Scotland Agricultural land if sufficient cover available. Roe Deer: Open deciduous, coniferous or mixed woodland. White Tailed Deer: Open deciduous, coniferous or mixed woodland and Agricultural land. White Tailed Deer: Odocoileus virginianus Celt and Norse) views on the Stag and Doe. However much of this mythic idea (or meme) can include all horned animals! So as this subject is so wide ranging I shall concentrate on 3 real species of Deer – the Roe Deer, Reindeer and White Tailed Deer and try to concentrate mostly upon the Northern Tribes (i.e. Much information comes from Dr Bobula Ida’s 1953 comparative myth essay on “The Great Stag, a Mesopotamian Divinity”. The Myths and Lore surrounding the Stag run across the world from Meandash, the mythic Saami Reindeer, all the way back to the earliest history from Sumerian of Dara-Mah ‘The Great Stag’.
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