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Deer
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BROWSE |
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Photo by Alexis Burnett
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Deer browse on White Spruce.
Unlike rabbits, Deer don't have any
upper front teeth, so they must tear rather than slice through
plants in order to eat them.
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Here is a Scots Pine that deer have
browsed on.
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When deer are plentiful in an area, the
trees will exhibit a "browse line" that is the height they can
reach to browse.
These are heavily browsed Red Cedar
trees in Point Pelee National park (Ontario, Canada).
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RUBS & SCRAPES |
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When deer's antlers have finished
growing they have the urge to rub off the velvet that coats
them. They do this on small trees and shrubs.
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An old deer antler rub which has
partially healed over.
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A Deer scrape, caused by the deer pawing
the ground with their hooves. They do this in rutting season.
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Similar species:
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