During mating season, male deer experience an increase in testosterone and gland secretions, which makes them more aggressive, less afraid, and singularly focused on finding a mate.

A male deer is referred to as a buck, and a female a doe. In Pennsylvania, the average adult buck weighs about 140 pounds and stands 32 to 34 inches at the shoulder.

What Colors Can Deer See Best? The flipside, according to UGA researchers, is that deer can see blues far better than humans can. Human eyes have an ultraviolet filter that protects them from the ...

Many people wonder what deer ticks look like. Female and male deer ticks have similar physical characteristics. Female ticks grow to be around 1/8”, while males are smaller and reach only 1/16”.

The next full moon, the Buck Moon, peaks at 4:37 p.m. ET on July 10. It's named the Buck Moon because male deer antlers reach full growth in July. Alternative names include the Salmon Moon ...

Deer tick nymphs are the primary transmitters of Borrelia burgdoreri and may go unnoticed due to their small size of 1-1.5 mm ...

An unusually approachable male deer that had been fed, named and even welcomed into some admirers’ homes was fatally shot by police in Sussex County on Thanksgiving after attacking two people ...

There are different ways to score. Bainbridge Township officers used some ingenuity, a ladder and surgical scissors Nov. 25 to safely free a bucking male deer with its antlers entwined in a ...

An adult male deer crashed through the glass storefront of a lingerie shop in Lansing, Michigan, over the weekend, leaving the store closed until Tuesday. Security footage posted on Facebook by ...

Kevin Van Arsdale kisses his bride, Kimberly, on the day of their wedding at Perona Farms, hours after he was attacked by a deer while walking his two dogs in Andover Township.

A dog walker was left counting the cost after a male deer attacked their pet in a London park. The owner had taken their dog to Richmond Park which has 630 deer roaming around. As reported by ...

Fascinating ways animals prepare for fall. Male deer fight for mates, ladybugs stuff themselves silly, the only known "hibernating" bird prepares for its slumber, and more.