How many large and small hooves does a deer have on each foot?

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male white-tailed deer — deer Male white-tailed deer (*Odocoileus virginianus*).

Deer are notable for having two large and two small hooves on each foot. As members of the order Artiodactyla, they are even-toed ungulates, and their feet are characterized by this specific arrangement of hooves.123