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Guiding me into the highlands for red deer, a 300-pound ungulate that lives above timberline amid the picturesque heather, is John Caithness, an affable fifty-something veteran stalker who knows the many hidden coulees and pastures of the estate where stags tend to frequent.
—Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
And just as Albery found for the red deer, this isn’t because older macaques have lost more friends or because macaques with fewer friends live longer.
—Tim Vernimmen, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 July 2024
In Scotland, red deer (Cervus elaphus scoticus), while not threatened, are an emblematic and charismatic species.
—Richard Pallardy, Ars Technica, 30 July 2024
Founded and run by some of the same people who started the Rum red deer project, the St. Kilda Soay Sheep Project has tracked the lives of the sheep since 1985.
—Tim Vernimmen, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 July 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of red deer was
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“Red deer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20deer. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
red deer
noun
: elk sense 2
—used for one of Europe, Africa, and Asia
Geographical Definition
Red Deer
geographical name
1
river 385 miles (620 kilometers) long in southern Alberta, Canada, flowing east and southeast into the South Saskatchewan River
2
city in south central Alberta, Canada, on the Red Deer River south of Edmonton population 90,564
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