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 The red deer is Britain's largest land mammal
and they are seen on the hills and in the many forests here
on the Isle of Mull. In the
winter they are often found along the shoreline licking the salt from the
rocks.
Stags and hinds live in
separate herds for most of the year, each keeping to a well-defined territory.
Deer in woodland live in small groups but highland deer usually live in larger
herds, moving up the hillsides by day to feed and shelter in the deeper heather
or woods at night. Summer and winter territories are different. In winter the
herds move to lower ground where there is more shelter, and in summer they keep
to the higher slopes.
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