Fallow Deer facts: the SPOTTED DEER 🦌 | Animal Fact Files

Fallow deer have palmate antlers which means they form a shape that looks like a hand. This is similar to the moose! These deer retain their spots into adulthood. They're the spotted deer! Learn more fallow deer facts on this video, such as how they were originally from the Mediterranean, but today they can be found on every inhabited continent! Some classify these deer as two separate species, though others believe they make up a single species in the genus Dama. Scientific Name: European fallow deer (Dama dama) Persian fallow deer (Dama mesopotamia) Range: Originally from the Mediterranean, now on every inhabited continent Size: 100-150 pounds (45-68kg); 2.5-3 feet (76-91cm) at the shoulder Diet: grasses, leaves, buds, and bark Lifespan: 10 years on average ✨ Animal Fact Files Patreon Supporters get early access to videos, get their video requests moved to the top of our request list, and more! ✨ 👉   / animalfactfiles   You can learn more on: Twitter -   / animalfactfiles   Facebook -   / animalfactfiles   --- Fallow Deer RANGE 0:00 Fallow Deer SPECIES 0:43 Fallow Deer SIZE 0:55 Fallow Deer ANTLERS 1:09 Fallow Deer BREEDING 1:43 Fallow Deer LIFE CYCLE 2:11 Fallow Deer HERDS 2:37 Fallow Deer PREDATORS 2:53 Fallow Deer DIET 3:03 Fallow Deer APPEARANCE 3:13 Thanks / Outro 3:27 --- Image and Video Credits: Cephas - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Frank Vincentz - https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi... ; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... ; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... ; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... ; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... ; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... ; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... ; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... ; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... ; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... ; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... ; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Thue - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... gailhampshire - https://flickr.com/photos/gails_pictu... Martin.Sadoux - https://freesound.org/people/Martin.S... Eyal Bartov - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Irish Wildlife Trust Dublin Branch - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Peter Trimming - https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/245... Research Credits: http://www.arkive.org/fallow-deer/dam... http://www.bds.org.uk/index.php/advic... http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/cervdam... http://www.outdooralabama.com/fallow-... http://www.deerworlds.com/fallow-deer/ http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/fallo... http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/D... http://protectthewhitedeer.com/whited... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deer_pa...) https://www.jstor.org/stable/40569087... https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRp... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian... https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildli... https://blog.nature.org/science/2021/... https://www.britannica.com/animal/fal... https://www.depts.ttu.edu/nsrl/mammal... https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/a... #animalfactfiles #fallowdeer #deerfacts