Penn State study tracks deer habits, habitats
Deer are easy to spot in our yards and along our roads. Why do they seem to have no fear of us? Researchers at Penn State have found that being
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Deer are easy to spot in our yards and along our roads. Why do they seem to have no fear of us? Researchers at Penn State have found that being
On June 4, 2013, Buck 8917 did something weird, for a deer: He took a long, purposeful walk.
On June 4, 2013, Buck 8917 did something weird, for a deer: He took a long, purposeful walk. Researchers from Penn State had captured and put a GPS collar on the adult male that spring in Bald Eagle State Forest, about 15 miles northeast of State College, Pennsylvania. Put a tracker on most deer and you’ll find they stick pretty close to their home range, which was true for 8917. He sauntered, stopped to forage or bedded down for a nap mostly within an undulating square mile of forest full of to
A decade-old research project in Pennsylvania has been revealing the secret lives of familiar woodland mammals.
Who knew that deer salivate about 2 gallons a day or that a fawn has 272–342 spots on its coat? Or that a doe may choose to give birth to