The deaths in February of legendary Hollywood actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa in their home in New Mexico have put a spotlight on hantavirus, a family of viruses that rodents can ...

The desert mule deer is a common sight in west Texas, but wildlife biologists in the area came across an extremely uncommon ...

Mixed and mature deciduous forest with sparse ground cover harbor the largest populations. Deer mice construct spherical or cup-shaped nests of shredded plant fibers, fur, and feathers under logs, ...

Winter after winter, the “cruelest month” of March for deer sets the table for hungry coyotes. People are quick to sympathize ...

Deer stand quietly or bed down in cover when inactive ... Newborn fawns have a full coat of reddish brown fur that is spotted with white. Their eyes are open, and although somewhat unsteady on their ...

This is the adorable moment a park visitor combed a deer's fur in China. The sika deer entered a residential area for affectionate pets from a local in Sichuan on January 10.

Take deer and birds, for example. Deer let birds land on them and pick through their fur. This is what’s called a symbiotic relationship, where two distinct species interact and form relationships.

Albino genes are rare in any animal. When it comes to deer, however, prey animals by nature, albino genes put them at a disadvantage. Gleaming white fur surely doesn’t help deer avoid the ...

This special hunting season aims to keep the deer population in check and prevent ... A person under 16 years old does not ...

The Nara Deer Preservation Foundation is responsible ... so emaciated that their bones were visible through their sparse fur. The authorities were first alerted to the plight of the animals ...