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Whitetail deer are the most nervous and shy of the deer species. They wave their tails characteristically from side to side when they are startled and fleeing. They are extremely agile and may bound at speeds of up to 30 miles per hour through tangled terrain in a forest. Whitetail deer are also good swimmers and often enter large streams and lakes to escape predators or insects or to visit islands. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology

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White-tailed Deer

Date Submitted: January 5, 2009

Observer: Peter Higgins

Observation Date: 11/26/08 & 11/30/08

Observation Time: 7:30 a.m.

Observation Location: Moose Hill Farm

Plant or Animal? Animal

Common Name: White-tailed Deer

Scientific Name: Odocoileus virginianus

White-tailed Deer

Comments: Moosehill Farm is a wonderful gift to the town, I get up early and see deer, turkey, coyote on a regular basis.

More Information: University of Michigan Museum of Zoology "Animal Diversity Web"

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