muntjacs

Hmm. We have yet other deer in Britain, and again they are introductions, including Chinese water deer Hydropotes inermis and muntjacs.

Archive 2006-10-01 Darren Naish 2006

Hmm. We have yet other deer in Britain, and again they are introductions, including Chinese water deer Hydropotes inermis and muntjacs.

Oh deer oh deer oh deer Darren Naish 2006

Water deer are somewhat like muntjacs, but they are longer in the leg and lighter in build.

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Black, Roosevelt's, and Fea's muntjacs are virtually untried in captivity, but the success of raising Reeves 'muntjac in English country gardens suggests that perhaps their populations could be saved through captive breeding.

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"All our adult deer will take food from the hand," says Walter Buckingham, who has kept muntjacs for five years in his garden in the county of

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Now, there are tens of thousands of muntjacs on the loose, and some people have even adopted them as pets.

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Little is known about the water deer '(Hydropotes inermis), but it should be considered along with mouse deer, muntjacs, musk deer, and others as a possible species for microlivestock development.

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Although other alien species have wreaked havoc on native plants and animals, muntjacs appear to be a merciful exception.

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Life for many muntjacs is made soft by homeowners who find the deer's large, dewy eyes and tiny antlers irresistible.

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These are much bigger than those in muntjacs and can protrude well below the jawline.

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