AnimalsWoods
Deer Fun facts for kids
Family Cervidae (e.g. Cervus elaphus, red deer; Capreolus capreolus, roe deer; Odocoileus virginianus, white-tailed deer)
The deer lives in forests of Europe, Asia and America and eats grass, leaves and acorns.
- Where it lives
- in forests of Europe, Asia and America
- What it eats
- grass, leaves and acorns
- How big it is
- as tall as a grown-up person
Fun facts about the deer
The ones Sammy likes best. She tells them in the game, too.
In Nara, Japan, deer walk freely around town and bow to visitors to ask for biscuits.
A stag grows brand new antlers made of bone every year, and they can grow 2 centimetres in one day!
Deer have no top front teeth, so they nip plants against a hard pad on the roof of their mouth.
Muntjac deer make a loud bark that sounds just like a dog.
A frightened deer can jump over a fence taller than a grown-up.
Baby deer have almost no smell, so they hide by lying very still among plants while mum stays nearby.
A deer's eyes are on the sides of its head, so it can see almost all the way around itself.
Long ago, the giant Irish elk had the biggest antlers ever, wider than two grown-ups lying head to toe.
Riddle
Can a friend guess it?
Read the clues to someone, one at a time, without saying the animal. How many clues do they need? Fewer is better, just like in the game.
I live in forests and fields, and I come out to eat at dawn and dusk.
My eyes are on the sides of my head, so I can see almost all around me.
I have no top front teeth, so I nip plants against a hard pad in my mouth.
When I get scared, I can jump over a fence taller than a grown-up.
Every year I grow brand new antlers made of bone, and later they fall off.
Sammy might be thinking of a deer.
In Thought Zoo, Sammy picks an animal and you ask her yes-or-no questions to find it. You'll find the deer in the Woods adventure.
Play the WoodsComing to iPad, iPhone and Android on 12 January 2027
