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While deer differ in appearance, size and color, and whiletheir habits must, of necessity, differ in these various loca-tions, the biology of the deer is basically the same in all thesub species. The fawns, usually two in number, are dropped in thespring. They nurse from the doe until the summer monthswhen they begin to learn to eat the various vegetation. Inthis stage they are camouflaged by being spotted in colorationmarkings which are fawn brown with lighter colored spots. The metatarsal glands are not developed, therefore, they have no odor. The doe will hide her fawns before she goes tofeed. Nature has instilled in the doe an inherent knowledgeconcerning how to hide these fawns. Nature has, also, giventhe fawns an inherent knowledge of how to keep still whenhidden. So, without odor, being camouflaged in color, beingsecurely hidden and being absolutely still, the chance of beingdetected by their natural enemies is meager. |
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