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This is a difficult question in terms of how a deer benefits its community. White-tailed deer often live in mixed-forest areas, and feed on a variety of plant material. They do serve as a food source for some larger predators (bears, wolves, etc.), and as a result also benefit scavenger species that rely on carrion as a food source.
