Deer modern Germanic languages save English and Scots retain the more general sense: for example, German "Tier" and Norwegian "dyr" mean "animal". For many types of deer in modern English usage, the male is a "buck" and the female a "doe", but the terms vary with dialect, and according to the size of the species. The male red deer is a "stag", while for other large species the male is a "bull", the female a "cow", as in cattle. In older usage, the male of any species is a "hart", especially if over five years old, and the female is a
Red Deer, Alberta most of his childhood in Red Deer after being born in Saskatchewan. Olympic bronze medallist Deidra Dionne grew up in Red Deer. The Red Deer Rebels of the Western Hockey League play at ENMAX Centrium. In 2018, Red Deer became the host of the Canadian Finals Rodeo, replacing Edmonton. The city is served by Red Deer Regional Airport, which serves mostly general aviation. Red Deer Transit provides local bus service throughout the city. Health care is provided at the Red Deer Regional Hospital. Red Deer receives its drinking water supply from the Red Deer River which is treated and distributed