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Key Deer
Odocoileus virginianus clavium
29.0754, -81.9141
Field Notes
Description:
The Key deer is an endangered deer that lives only in the Florida Keys. It is a subspecies of the white-tailed deer.
The Key deer is the smallest of all white-tailed deer. Bucks range from 28-32 inches at the shoulder and weigh an average of 80 pounds, while does stand 24-28" at the shoulder and weigh an average of 65 pounds.
Habitat:
I saw this deer at the national key deer refuge in the Florida keys. We stopped our car to get a photo and he came right up to our car.
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