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Roe deer
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
| The Roe Deer is a relatively small deer, with a body length of 95-135 cm (3.1 - 4.4 ft), a shoulder height of 65-75 cm (2.1 - 2.5 ft), and a weight of 15-30 kg (33-66 lb). It has rather short, erect antlers and a reddish body with a grey face. Its hide is golden red in summer, darkening to brown or even black in winter, with lighter undersides and a white rump patch; the tail is very short (2-3 cm, or 0.8 - 1.2 in), and barely visible. Only the males have antlers, which are lost during winter, but which re-grow in time for the mating season. The first and second set of antlers are unbranched and short (5-12 cm, or 2 - 4.7 in), while older bucks in good conditions develop antlers up to 20-25 cm (8-10 in) long with two or three, rarely even four, points. When the male's antlers begin to regrow, they are covered in a thin layer of velvet-like fur which disappears later on after the hair's blood supply is lost. Males may speed up the process by rubbing their antlers on trees, so that their antlers are hard and stiff for the duels during the mating season. Roe Deer are the only type of deer that can regrow their antlers during winter. |
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- Zeno
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(8383) - [2008-03-29 4:54]
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Ha Ton,
Onbegrijpelijk gewoon dat je voor deze foto nog geen punten hebt. Het is een echt Hollands plaatje. Ik vind de foto heel sfeervol en de fietser op de achtergrond is echt fantastisch. Hij kijkt gewoon rechtuit en heeft niet in de gaten dat jij een geweldig tafereel vastlegt.
groet,
Zeno.
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