Arkansas State Mammal - white-tailed deer

Arkansas officially designated the magnificent white-tailed deer as state mammal in 1993. An animal of incredible beauty and power, white-tailed deer are able to run up to 40 miles per hour, jump 9 foot fences, and swim 13 miles per hour. The white underside of the deer's tail waves when running and is flashed as a warning when danger is sensed. Both native Americans and settlers relied on the white-tailed deer for buckskin and food. White-tailed deer - photo by Moxfyre on Wikipedia - published under terms of the GNU Free Documentation license Version 1.2 or later The elegant white-tailed deer is the most popular official state mammal (11 states: Arkansas - Illinois - Michigan - Mississippi - Nebraska - New Hampshire - Ohio - Oklahoma - Pennsylvania - South Carolina - Wisconsin.


Source:	Arkansas State Symbols: Arkansas Secretary of State The White-Tailed Deer: EEK Critter Corner Deer photo © Richard Mousel / CritterZone: Animal - Wildlife - Nature Stock Photography Copyrighted image - no use allowed without a license (contact CritterZone for commercial application license).
Links:	White-tailed Deer: Nature Works Free Photos: Nature of New England Forest Foods Deer Eat: MI Dept of Natural Resources White-tailed Deer: Animal Diversity Web; U of Michigan White-tailed Deer: Desert USA State Animals - Mammals: 50 States List