The Amazing Deer
Posted: May 5th, 2005, 10:37 am
The winter coats of the northern deer have hollow hair shafts, which fill with air, making the coat so buoyant that it would be difficult for the animal to sink should it become exhausted while swimming. The White-tailed Deer is also a graceful runner, with top speeds to 36 mph (58 km/h), although it flees to nearby cover rather than run great distances. This deer can make vertical leaps of 8 1/2 feet (2.6 m) and horizontal leaps of 30 feet (9 m). Deer eat 5 to 9 pounds (2.25?4 kg) of food per day and drinks water from rain, snow, dew, or a water source