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[deer] / dɪər /


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Ungulates are hoofed mammals, although many extinct South American forms looked very different from familiar animals such as horses and deer.

From Science Daily Aug. 19, 2026

Last month, families with young children were seen trying to stroke the deer in Richmond Park.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

The deer in both parks are wild animals, and can act unpredictably around humans.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

Richards said that if fed, the deer began to associate people with food and would be more likely to approach groups or individuals in the park.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

They think hundreds of animals might have died—maybe deer, but certainly birds, rodents, skunks, opossums.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

He asked, “Are there dead deers in mythology that are significant?”

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 9, 2026

“There are deers behind the El Cariso Park and the L.A. Mission College, Lopez Dam and near another county dam higher up on the Pacoima River wash,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2024

“The people we put in the game, they’re never scared. There’s no deers in the headlights,” Wood said.

From Washington Post Apr. 25, 2022

“There were years when we actually had so many deers donated that we ran out of money,” said Bud Thomas, the group’s longtime treasurer.

From New York Times Nov. 24, 2021

Mr. Polite said I throwed up so plentiful that didn’t no deers nor rabbits die in the woods for five years after.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis




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