DEER

In the Atchafalaya Basin—the largest river swamp in the U.S.—ancient cypress trees act as natural barriers against hurricanes and extreme weather. Spanning a million acres, these nearly indestructible trees have protected Louisiana's coast for thousands of years. How does this million-acre ecosystem protect Louisiana’s communities, ...

Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus): deer in the genus Rangifer. Kingdom: | Animalia Phylum: | Chordata Class: | Mammalia Order: | Artiodactyla Family: | Cervidae Genus: | Rangifer Species: | tarandus Reindeer and caribou are the same species (Rangifer tarandus). In North America, they are called caribou ...

Producer Kevin Bachar on how the filmmakers of "The Private Life of Deer" tracked and filmed populations of whitetailed deer in the suburbs of New York.

For whitetailed deer, the ability to run fast and jump high is a survival adaptation. They will jump in the wild to evade predators and overcome obstacles. In more suburban areas, deer can clear fences over 8 feet without a running start.

The ghost deer are whitetailed deer, colored completely white due to a lack of melanin—a natural pigment found in most organisms.

Despite the presence of white-tailed deer in our lives, we've only begun to understand what's going on in their lives. "The Private Life of Deer" airs Wednesday, November 27 at 10/9c (check local listings).

A pack of wolves eyes a nearby white-tailed deer in Idaho's Chamberlain Basin. Watch the video.