Mule Deer

This is a prime Mule deer buck in the wild, usually live 9-11 years there.It was foraging fall grasses. Mule deer eyes are located on the sides of... more

by Wildlife Fine Art

Title

Mule Deer

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Wildlife Fine Art

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Photograph - Prints / Licensing

Description

This is a prime Mule deer buck in the wild, usually live 9-11 years there.It was foraging fall grasses. Mule deer eyes are located on the sides of their heads, they can see about 310 degree view around themselves. They have much better night time vision and tend to feed than, but less accurate daytime and some color vision. Mule deer can detect slight predator movement up to 3/8th of a mile away (1980 feet), but they are not very good at detecting motionless forms.
A mule deer�s sense of smell is very good and up to 1,000 times stronger than a human�s. Some research suggests that a mule deer can detect human odor at up to a half mile away. They can detect water that is up to two feet below ground.
Mule deer have a unique leaping gait, in which all four of their legs touch the ground at the same time while running. They are uniquely adapted to desert and arid environments, as they can use their hooves to dig holes into the ground when searching for seep water.
Mule deer have a 310 degree view around themselves because of the position of their eyes on the sides of their heads.
A mule deer may not escape as fast as a white-tailed deer, but a mule deer is more effective in quickly moving through rugged terrain.

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October 5th, 2015