The white-tailed deer is the most common member of the deer family and is also known as the "white-tailed deer." The first part of the name comes from its most distinctive feature, the 6- to 11-inch white or “flag” tail. An average white-tailed deer stands approximately 42 inches tall, this deer weighs between 100 and 300 pounds. The color of the deer's upper body and flanks changes with the season, from a normal reddish brown in summer to a grayish color in winter. Its belly and the underside of its tail are completely white with a white patch on the throat. White-tailed deer shed their fur twice a year, going from a thicker coat in winter to a thinner coat in spring. The fawn's coat is very similar, except it has many white spots all over it until it is about 4 months old. Fawns are born in late spring or early summer. White-tailed deer live in wooded areas. Gray wolves and mountain lions were once predators of white-tailed deer. Some areas therefore become overcrowded. Humans and dogs are now the deer's main predator. Since there aren't many natural predators, deer populations can sometimes outgrow their environment and starve. In rural areas, hunters help control deer populations, but in suburban and urban areas, hunting is often prohibited and deer populations can grow out of control. Diseases and parasites like lice, mites and roundworms can weaken or kill deer. Young and old deer often get sick and die, especially in winter. This specific deer is a herbivore or plant eater. It feeds early in the morning and late in the afternoon. The diet of this deer changes depending on its habitat and the season. It eats green plants in spring and summer. In the fall, it eats corn, acorns and other...... middle of paper ......white-tailed deer comes from one of the seven glands. Three of these glands are located on the legs. The interdigital glands are found between the hooves of the four feet. The metatarsal glands are found on the outside of the hind legs and the tarsal glands are found on the inside of the hind legs. The tarsal gland is perhaps the most important gland found on the leg. This gland consists of an area of ​​elongated hairs resting on an area of ​​large sebaceous glands. The sebaceous glands secrete a fatty lipid which adheres to the hairs of the tarsal gland. This area gives off a strong musky odor. This odor is the result of urine depositing on these glands and mixing lipids in a behavior called rubbing. During friction urination, a deer rubs the two tarsal glands together while urinating on them. All deer engage in this rubbing behavior throughout the year..