Story friend meets real animal

Discover Deer

Hoofed mammal

Fern is quiet and watchful — real deer are gentle animals who listen before they move.

Fern the Deer

Meet the real animal

A red deer stag with branching antlers calling in a green meadow, with hinds standing behind him — A red deer stag with his antlers, calling across a meadow.Photo: Lviatour · CC BY-SA 3.0

Deer are hoofed animals that live in woods, fields and mountains in many parts of the world. They have big ears and gentle eyes, and they are very good at noticing sounds. In many kinds of deer the males grow antlers, drop them each year and grow new ones.

Look closer

Look at the deer's ears in the photo. Which way are they pointing? What do you think it is listening to?

Animal passport

Animal group
Mammals with hooves
Where they live
Woods, meadows and hills in many parts of the world

Did you know?

Antlers are made of bone and grow surprisingly fast.

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