Roe deer
The Roe deer or (Capreolus capreolus) is a deer species of Europe and Asia Minor. It is also called European roe deer to not confuse it with the related Asian species, the Siberian roe deer (Capreolus pygargus).
Appearance
The roe deer is a smaller deer. In the summer its fur is reddish-brown, in the winter it is greyish brown or dark brown. Fawns have a reddish-brown fur, with white spots on their back and sides.
Male roe deer have antlers, which are small compared to other deer species. The antlers can become up to 20-25 cm (8-10 in) long, with two or three (rarely four) points.
Range and habitat
The roe deer lives in Europe, Asia Minor, and the coastal regions of the Caspian Sea.
Life
Roe deer mate during July and August. After 10 months the female gives birth to 1-3 (usually 2) fawns, usually in May/June. They become mature when they are 1 1/2 year old. Roe deer can live up to 10-12 years in the wild, in captivity up to 17 years.
Culture
In the Hebrew Bible Deuteronomy 14:5, the יַחְמ֑וּר, yahmur, derived from 'to be red', is listed as the third species of animal that may be eaten. In most Bibles this word has usually been translated as 'roe deer', and it still means as much in Arabic (أحمر, pronounced 'ahmar) -it was still said to be a common species in the Mount Carmel area in the 19th century. The King James Bible translated the word as 'fallow deer', and in other English Bible translations the word has been translated as a number of different species.[1][2][3][4][5]
Bambi, the titular character of the book Bambi, A Life in the Woods and its sequel Bambi's Children was originally a roe deer. When the story was adapted to the animated film Bambi by Walt Disney Pictures, the main character was changed to a white-tailed deer.[6]
Albino roe deer were exceedingly rare in history, and they were regarded as national treasures or sacred animals in ancient times in China.[7]
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- Siberian roe deer
- Bambi, a famous fictional roe deer
- ↑ "Deuteronomy 14:5 Parallel Hebrew Texts". Bible Hub. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ↑ "1 Kings 4 23 Commentaries ten fat oxen, twenty pasture-fed oxen, a hundred sheep besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened fowl". Bible Hub. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ↑ Easton, Matthew George (1897). Entry for Fallow-deer in the Illustrated Bible Dictionary (3 ed.). Edinburgh: Thomas Nelson. Search this book on
- ↑ "Deuteronomy 14 Interlinear Bible". Bible Hub. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ↑ "How to say red in Arabic". WordHippo. Kat IP Pty Ltd. 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ↑ "Bambi and That Other Guy". Bio.Miami.edu.
- ↑ "Rare white roe deer spotted in NE China's Jilin". Xinhua. 2020-05-13. Archived from the original on June 1, 2020. Retrieved 2022-05-10. Unknown parameter
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