General
Roe deer is a smaller species of deer, their fur reddish brown in the summer and in the winter, it’s a greyish brown or dark brown, although their fawns have reddish-brown fur, with white spots on their back and sides. The Roe Deer’s habitat consists of Europe, Asia Minor and the costal parts of the Caspian Sea.
Lifecycle
Roe Deer mate during July and August. After 10 months the female Roe Deer gives birth to 1-3 fawns, usually in May or June. These fawns become mature once they are 1 1/2 years old. Roe Deer can live up to 10-12 years in the wild but 17 years in captivity.
Did You Know?
Roe Deer are sensitive when it comes to cold winds and heavy rain, often seeking shelter, on hot days they are less active. Although after heavy rain or in frosty times they tend to move out in the open into the sun to dry or to eat.
Roe Deer chase out their kids or kid from previous years, they do its couple weeks prior to giving birth.
During the first 2 months, the fawns lie, unmoving and hidden some distance from the Roe Deer mother that’s feeding.
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