Description ⁶

The roe deer is a relatively small deer, with a body length of 95–135 cm (3.1–4.4 ft), a shoulder height of 65–75 cm (2.1–2.5 ft), and a weight of 15–35 kg (33–77 lb). Bucks in good conditions develop antlers up to 20–25 cm (8–10 in) long with two or three, rarely even four, points. When the male's antlers begin to regrow, they are covered in a thin layer of velvet-like fur which disappears later on after the hair's blood supply is lost. Males may speed up the process by rubbing their antlers on trees, so that their antlers are hard and stiff for the duels during the mating season. Unlike most cervids, roe deer begin regrowing antlers almost immediately after they are shed.

Fontes e Créditos

1. (c) Aleksandar, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Aleksandar
2. (c) James Lindsey, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Capreolus.capreolus.tracks.jpg
3. (c) GunnerPoulsen~commonswiki, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:R%C3%A5dyrspor.jpg
4. (c) James Lindsey, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Capreolus.capreolus.tracks.on.snow.jpg
5. anonymous, sem restrições de direitos de autor conhecidas (domínio público), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Roe_deer_droppings.jpg
6. Adaptado por Aleksandar de uma obra de (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roe_deer

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