fallow deer southwicks zoo mendon mass forest with people access

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Fallow Deer at Southwicks Zoo in Mendon, Mass (deer forest with people access)

Fallow Deer in Deer forest at Southwicks Zoo, They are in a deer forest that allows people to walk through and get up close and feed the deer from the palm of your hands. The European fallow deer, also known as fallow deer or simply fallow deer is a species of ruminant mammal belonging to the family Cervidae. It is historically native to Turkey and possibly the Italian Peninsula, Balkan Peninsula, and the island of Rhodes in Europe. The Fallow deer is an elegant, medium sized deer with a typically spotted coat. males have broad, palmate antlers, During the breeding season, known as the rut, males make a loud belly belch to proclaim their territory and fight over females. Baby fawns are born the following summer.