About Fallow Deer
The fallow deer is an elegant, medium-sized deer usually found grazing in a group. Most have a pale gingery-brown coat, with white spots on the back but some fallow deer are darker brown without spots, while others are very pale, almost white.
The male fallow deer lose their antlers every May, with new ones growing back and hardening late September ready for the rutting season. Rutting is when the females are in season and the males battle each other for the right to mate with the does. When fawns are born, the females hide them away to protect them from predators, only checking on them and feeding them when the coast is clear. So, if you see a fawn on its own, don’t worry, it’s mother knows exactly where it is.
Family: Cervidae
Status: Least Concern
Diet: Herbivore
Incubation Period: 7.5 months
Number of young: 1
Fun facts about Fallow Deer
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Occasionally, some fallow deer have white coats
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Male fallow deer lose their antlers every May
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Fallow deer are widespread across England, Wales, southern Scotland and Ireland