[[Image:deer.jpg|right|250px|thumb|A white-tailed doe and two fawns.]]
[[Image:deer.jpg|right|250px|thumb|A white-tailed doe and two fawns.]]
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'''Deer''' can be found throughout the entire western [[United States]], including in [[desert]] climates. All varieties of deer have slender legs. Most are brown or gray in color, with white spots characterizing the young, and in a few species, the adults. The males have antlers. The antlers are normally branching to form 2 equal forks, sometimes with curving antlers with a number of points (tines) branching from the main beam.
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'''Deer''' can be found throughout much [[United States]], including in [[desert]] climates. All varieties of deer have slender legs. Most are brown or gray in color, with white spots characterizing the young, and in a few species, the adults. The males have antlers. The antlers are normally branching to form 2 equal forks, sometimes with curving antlers with a number of points (tines) branching from the main beam.
==Vocalization==
==Vocalization==
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==Habitat==
==Habitat==
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Deer move between various zones from the forest edges at higher elevations to the desert floor, depending on the season. While deer occupy almost all types of habitat within its range, it seems to prefer arid, open areas and rocky hillsides.
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Deer habitats vary largely depending on the climate, region, and even the species of deer.