Mediterranean Fallow Deer Born at Long Island Game Farm

John Mitty Friday, July 20, 2012

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July 20, 2012

Mediterranean Fallow Deer Born at Long Island Game Farm

The Long Island Game Farm recently welcomed the birth of three newborn Mediterranean fallow deer to the zoo. Their relatives currently reside at the Game Farm and can be petted and fed at Bambiland.

Originally from the Mediterranean region of Europe and Asia Minor, the Mediterranean fallow deer mostly have a rust-colored coat, with white coloring on its stomach and tail area and white spots on its back and its sides and black dorsal lines. A menil deer has a tan color rather than rust and brown dorsal lines. There is also the white deer and the black deer, which can be very light-colored and dark-colored, respectively. A male deer, or a buck, can weigh between 160 and 220 pounds. A female deer, called a doe, can weigh 79 to 90 lbs.

The male deer develop spiked antlers in its first year. Between three and four years of age, they may develop antlers with broad palmate areas measuring three to 10 inches wide and more than 15 inches long. Every spring, the antlers are shed and grow again. They stand at 35-38 inches at the shoulder.

Their habitat is mostly mixed woodlands. While fallow deer do much of their feeding in the open, grassy areas, they rely on tree cover and undergrowth for shelter and winter food. They are grazers but they will look at trees and shrubs. Their diet consists of fungi, nuts, fruits, bramble and acorns. They usually eat in the early morning and evening hours.

For more information about the Long Island Game Farm, call (631) 878-6670, or visit www.longislandgamefarm.com.

jmitty@longislandyellowpages.com

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