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    Black-tailed deer are native to the Pacific Coast from Central California to British Columbia, inhabiting about 75% of California's wild areas. They are reddish brown in summer and gray in winter, with large ears, dark tails with white underneath, and males growing dark brown antlers. Black-tailed deer are primary consumers that eat plants, acorns, berries and fungi, and are an important part of the food chain as prey for mountain lions, black bears and coyotes.

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    Black-tailed deer are native to the Pacific Coast from Central California to British Columbia, inhabiting about 75% of California's wild areas. They are reddish brown in summer and gray in winter, with large ears, dark tails with white underneath, and males growing dark brown antlers. Black-tailed deer are primary consumers that eat plants, acorns, berries and fungi, and are an important part of the food chain as prey for mountain lions, black bears and coyotes.

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    Black-tailed deer are native to the Pacific Coast from Central California to British Columbia, inhabiting about 75% of California's wild areas. They are reddish brown in summer and gray in winter, with large ears, dark tails with white underneath, and males growing dark brown antlers. Black-tailed deer are primary consumers that eat plants, acorns, berries and fungi, and are an important part of the food chain as prey for mountain lions, black bears and coyotes.

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    Black-Tailed Deer Characteristics

    Odocoileus hemionus Appearance: Reddish brown in summer; gray in


    winter; large ears; dark tails with white
    underneath; males have dark brown antlers
    Black Tailed Deer are native along the
    Size: 40" in length, 2'-4' tall
    Pacific Coast, from Central California to
    Location: Commonly seen near CFTA; will
    British Columbia. They inhabit about
    75% of California’s wild. Black-tailed browse for food anywhere
    deer are primary consumers and are an Season: Year-round; fawns born in spring
    integral part of the food chain. They eat
    herbaceous plants along with acorns, o Native
    berries, fungi and woody growth. They
    are prey for the mountain lion, black
    bear and coyote.

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    These deer are also California’s most popular Article by Karen Mihaylo
    game animal and bring in approximately $450 Natural History Museum
    million annually. Picture: Jessica Cliff

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