Red deer
The Red Deer is one of only two true native deer species in the British Isles , with the other wild deer species having been introduced for food and hunting. Red deer are Britain’s largest native land mammal , with a male (stags) standing 107-137cm at the shoulder and weighing 90-190kg. Adult females (hinds) reach a height of 107-122cm at the shoulder and weigh 63-120kg.
The breeding season, or rut, occurs from the end of September. Stags compete for the right to mate with the hinds with displays of dominance including roaring, parallel walks and fighting. Occasionally serious injury and death can result from fighting but this is rare and only occurs between stags of similar size . The dominant stag then ensures exclusive mating with the hinds. Despite being sexually mature before their second birthday , only stags over five years old tend to mate. Hinds give birth to a single calf after an eight-month gestation, between mid-May to mid-July.
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Red deer
The Red Deer is one of only two true native deer species in the British Isles , with the other wild deer species having been introduced for food and hunting. Red deer are Britain’s largest native land mammal , with a male (stags) standing 107-137cm at the shoulder and weighing 90-190kg. Adult females (hinds) reach a height of 107-122cm at the shoulder and weigh 63-120kg.
The breeding season, or rut, occurs from the end of September. Stags compete for the right to mate with the hinds with displays of dominance including roaring, parallel walks and fighting. Occasionally serious injury and death can result from fighting but this is rare and only occurs between stags of similar size . The dominant stag then ensures exclusive mating with the hinds. Despite being sexually mature before their second birthday , only stags over five years old tend to mate. Hinds give birth to a single calf after an eight-month gestation, between mid-May to mid-July.
Read more at www.wildonline.blog