Key Deer

The Key Deer is a small species (in population and in stature) of deer that lives in the Florida Keys. It is in the same family as the Virginia white tailed deer. The Key Deer is about 26 inches tall and weigh an average of about 55 pounds. The males have antlers, and the antlers grow in cycles. They drop their antlers at the beginning of spring, and they grow back by June. The deer feed on …

…comfortable around humans, which sounds nice, but it is part of the reason that they hang around near the highway. So, that just about sums it up; thanks for not feeding Key Deer, and keep your foot on those breaks. Bibliography “Key Deer” February, 2000 http://www.shadow.net/~grgreen/glades/deer.html Kirkpatrick, Charles M. “Deer” The World Book Encyclopedia. Volume D, 1986 R., Austin. “Key Deer” February, 2000 http://www.miamisci.org/ecolinks/everglades/keydeerinfo.html