what do axis deer eat?
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The primary diet of axis deer is grass, and they will graze on new weeds and forbs. When grass is not in sufficient quantity, they may browse. Axis graze successfully on native Texas grasses such as curly-mesquite, Indian-grass, side oats grama, big and little bluestem.
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Canada lynx eat mice, squirrels, and birds, but prefer the snowshoe hare. The lynx are so dependent on this prey that their populations fluctuate with a periodic plunge in snowshoe hare numbers that occurs about every ten years. Bigger Eurasian lynx hunt deer and other larger prey in addition to small animals.
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Creeping Jenny grows well in the types of moist, rich woodland conditions where rabbits usually live, but luckily, they usually will not touch it, and neither will deer. When they are truly hungry, both rabbits and deer will eat almost any plant, so keep an eye out.
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They are larger than your standard whitetail with a reddish-brown coat and white spots similar to a whitetail fawn. Unlike the whitetail, they are herd animals, and behave more like an elk. This magnificent animal is the axis deer. ... There are now thousands of free range axis deer throughout Texas.
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The mountain lion diet consists primarily of deer (both whitetail deer and/or mule deer), but their natural diet will also include a wide variety of other animals, including elk and bighorn sheep, and smaller wildlife species such as rabbit, turkey, raccoon and porcupine.
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Try Bitter Foods: Deer won't eat every type of birdseed, and bitter-tasting seeds such as safflower and Nyjer aren't to their general tastes. ... Store Seed Safely: In addition to protecting feeders, extra seed and bird foods should be stored out of reach of deer.
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Deer have many predators, or natural enemies. Animals that like to kill and eat deer include wild canids—or “dog-like” animals—such as wolves and coyotes. Big cats such as cougars, jaguars and lynx also hunt deer.
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Satin Moth caterpillars are voracious eaters of poplar and willow leaves, and after an initial round of feeding in the spring, more come back in late summer. They eat tree leaves, leaving only the main vein and petiole behind.
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Axis deer are also called chital deer or spotted Indian deer. In India, the axis deer population has declined mainly due to habitat loss. Originally from southern India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, the axis deer was introduced to Hawaii in the 1860s. Then in 1932, it was introduced to Texas as a game animal.
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Many animals eat deer, so deer are prey. Since deer do not eat animals, they are not predators. Predators that eat deer include the coyote, bobcat, cougar, wild dogs and humans. If food is plentiful, deer have twins or triplets!
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These are called primary consumers, or herbivores. Deer, turtles, and many types of birds are herbivores. Secondary consumers eat the herbivores. Tertiary consumers eat the secondary consumers.
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Amur leopards hold large territories so that they do not compete with each other for food. ... The Siberian roe deer makes up most of their diet but Amur leopards also eat musk deer, Sika deer, wild boar, hare, badger, raccoon dog and pheasant.
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The white-tailed deer is a warm-blooded mammal found all across Texas. Deer eat twigs, leaves, grasses, forbs (weedy plants), fruits and nuts. Deer like to live on the edges of woods and brushy places.
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Elk are herbivores. Their stomachs have four chambers, making them ruminants. They are both grazers and browsers; during the warmer months, they eat mostly grass, but in winter when fresh grazing is scarce, they shift their diet to woodier matter, nibbling on the branches of shrubs and trees.
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Snow leopards eat almost anything they can catch, often hunting animals three times their size. Their main sources of food include wild sheep and goats, pikas, hares, and game birds. In the summer, they eat mostly smaller prey, such as marmots.
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Not native to this continent, at one time, they were plentiful on the plains of India; however, due to overhunting and habitat degradation, this species is not nearly as common as it once was in its native land. In 1932, the first axis deer were introduced into Texas, and they flourished.
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Unlike white-tailed deer and moose, which are primarily browsers, elk are similar to cattle in that they are primarily grazers. But like other deer, they also browse. Elk have a tendency to do most of their feeding in the mornings and evenings, seeking sheltered areas in between feedings to digest.