THE FALLOW DEER 



The doe usually gives birth to a single fawn in the month of June or 

 occasionally at a later time in summer. 



In common with other deer, this species likes to browse on the leaves 

 of trees. 



The extinct Giant Fallow Deer [f^ervus megaceros) whose bones have 

 been found in various parts of the British Islands, but chiefly in the peat- 

 bogs of Ireland, was a magnificent animal standing some six or seven feet 

 high at the withers and possessing great palmated horns weighing up to a 

 hundred pounds, and with a span of about ten feet. 



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