All these little animals are deer and are made by companies such as Ganz, Douglas and the Stuffed Animal House. The little fawn at left is a Soft Spot made by Ganz. The white-tailed deer next to him is made by the Stuffed Animal House. Next is Fiona the Fawn from Douglas. And the big buck at right is Tim, also made by
Douglas. You might find some of these deer in the Gift Shop.
White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) are the most abundant hoofed mammals in North America. They are from 4 to 6 feet long and are about 3 feet tall at the shoulder. They have a white tail on the underside that is raised when they are alarmed. They are most active in the morning and evenings and rest during the day. Females have no antlers.
North America's swiftest and largest land animals are hoofed animals, or ungulates. Deer are browsers. They are also ruminants, which means they have four stomachs. Each section of the digestive tract has a different function which breaks down the food and extracts all the nutrients.
Deer, both white-tailed and mule, have various strategies for eluding their pursuers, which can include cougars, coyotes, wolves, lynxes and bobcats. Deer live in forests where they can run from their predators and get lost among the trees or bound over logs and boulders and escape. White-tails are found throughout North America; the mule deer is found mostly in the West. The average lifespan of deer in the wild is 10 years, but they have lived to 25 years in captivity.
These deer are Rudy Pitoody (left) the Boyds bear in a reindeer suit. Next is Rudy the Puffkin, then Swifty the Puffkin deer and on the right is Forrester the Bearington Deer.
All these little animals are Beanie Babies made by Ty Inc. On the far left is Whisper; the green deer is Sleighbelle, then Roxie with a blacknose, then Rudy the red nose deer, then Roxie the red nose deer and the white deer is also called Sleighbelle. The mini deer in the front of this group is a Jingle Beanie called Roxie.
Other animals that you can find in the forest are:
Aardvark | Anteater | Armadillo | Badgers | Bat | Beaver | Bears | Bighorn | Boar | Bobcat | Chipmunk | Cougar | Deer | Elk | Ferret | Fox | Groundhog | Hedgehog | Kangaroo Rat | Lynx | Marmot | Moose | Mouse | Opossum | Porcupine | Potbelly Pig | Rabbit | Raccoon | Reindeer | Squirrel | Sloth | Skunk | Tapir | Tarsier | Weasel | Wolf | Wolverine
