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Fawn redirects here; for the act of ingratiation, please see fawning.

A deer was a quadrupedal mammal native to Earth, a young deer was known as a fawn. They usually inhabited forests, and were herbivores. Sometimes they were used for sacrifices to a god. (TOS: "Who Mourns for Adonais?") Leather made from deer was known as buckskin. (DS9: "Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang")

In 1957, when a team of Vulcans crash-landed on Earth, their scanners detected the life signs of two deer approaching. Upon seeing the deer, T'Mir commented "Fascinating." As they hadn't eaten in several days, Mestral considered capturing one and eating it, as it could sustain them for several days. However, Stron was disgusted at the thought of eating meat, calling it "savagery". (ENT: "Carbon Creek")

In 2000, Alexandria Books had a Christmas ornament on one shelf that looked like a reindeer pulling a sleigh. (VOY: "11:59")

While criticizing the furnishings of Lieutenant Uhura's quarters in 2268, Elaan, the Dohlman of Elas asked "Am I a soft Troyian fawn to need pillows to sit on?" (TOS: "Elaan of Troyius")

Phylum search mode - Cervus elaphus (Flatworm)

Image on ship's computer

In 2286, the name of the Cervus elaphus species of deer was among the names of animals shown in the phylum search mode results given when Spock searched the HMS Bounty database for a match to the Whale Probe's vocalizations. The name was paired with an image of a flatworm. (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)

A deer appeared in Commander Chakotay's akoonah-induced dreams. He was hunting the deer through USS Voyager's corridors with a spear. In the ship's mess hall, the deer morphed into a member of the Dream Aliens. (VOY: "Waking Moments")

The HMS Bounty's phylum search mode features a Earth animal with a scientific name (Cervus elaphus) that should reference to the red deer, but depicts instead a flatworm.
In ENT: "North Star" a Human saloon on an unnamed Skagaran colony features numerous hunting trophies, including that seem to appear as deer horns. it is unsaid if these were from actually deers taken from Earth, or if they were from a native animal.

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