5200 x 3467 px | 44 x 29,4 cm | 17,3 x 11,6 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
27 novembre 2014
Lieu:
Huerfano County, CO, United States
Informations supplémentaires:
Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) are common throughout the western United States and Canada, and including the coastal islands of Alaska. They are a ruminant mammal, eating primarily forbs and browsing fthe leaves and twigs of woody shrubs. Mule deer are generally brownish-gray in color, although nearly black or blondish variants are sometimes seen; their color will seem to change slightly with the seasons as they grow underhair or shed. The bucks shed their antlers every year and the new ones grow back with a furry covering called 'velvet' until the rut season, when the velvet is shed. They have an excellent sense of smell and good night vision; their daytime vision is more attuned to movement than to identifying specific shapes. They will often stand still and watch to see if the movement that caught their attention will move past or away, but when startled, mule deer can flee quickly with a movement called stotting.
