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mule deer
noun
: a long-eared deer (Odocoileus hemionus) of western North America that is larger and more heavily built than the white-tailed deer
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The dense foliage and nutrient-rich soil create a habitat that supports a wide array of species, including black bears, elk, mule deer, foxes and over 100 bird species.
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The propensity to look for good food and escape bad weather conditions is one of wildlife’s oldest adaptations and most often documented in more visible species like mule deer in the American West, wildebeest in Sub-Saharan Africa, and caribou in northern Canada.
—Christine Peterson, Vox, 23 Dec. 2024
Creatures people see regularly include bobcats, gray foxes, mule deer, coyotes, reptiles (though not in winter), and collared peccaries, which resemble small pigs and travel around in little family groups eating cacti.
—Carrie Dennis, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2024
Those results made headlines with stories of mule deer faithfully following the same 150- or even 250-mile migrations up and over mountain ranges.
—Christine Peterson, Vox, 23 Dec. 2024
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The propensity to look for good food and escape bad weather conditions is one of wildlife’s oldest adaptations and most often documented in more visible species like mule deer in the American West, wildebeest in Sub-Saharan Africa, and caribou in northern Canada.
—Christine Peterson, Vox, 23 Dec. 2024
Creatures people see regularly include bobcats, gray foxes, mule deer, coyotes, reptiles (though not in winter), and collared peccaries, which resemble small pigs and travel around in little family groups eating cacti.
—Carrie Dennis, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2024
Those results made headlines with stories of mule deer faithfully following the same 150- or even 250-mile migrations up and over mountain ranges.
—Christine Peterson, Vox, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Mule deer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mule%20deer. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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