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    The plural is nearly always deer, not deers. Unless you've previously been talking about red deer antlers, and now wish to introduce fallow deer (or more specifically, their antlers), there's no good reason to make only one species the grammatical subject. Just say The antlers of fallow deer and red deer are different. Which has the additional benefit of saving you agonizing over whether to go for different from or different to (whichever preposition you choose, at least some people will think you should have used the other! :) Commented Jan 15, 2025 at 12:10
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    If you're getting paid by the word, Fallow deer have antlers which are different to those of red deer. Commented Jan 15, 2025 at 12:13
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    …or Fallow deers’ antlers differ from red deers’. Commented Jan 15, 2025 at 12:51
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    I realize the plural is deer, I was attempting to form a plural possessive out of it. It has been helpful to get this pointed out that the correct form is deer's. Commented Jan 16, 2025 at 13:23