Eld's Deer
Eld's Deer
Physical Description
Eld’s deer are known for a smaller tine grows toward the front of the head and is especially noticeable. The antlers are shed per annum and reach their largest size during the breeding season.The imposing species features a very regal and graceful deer physique. Its legs are long and thin, and it has a long, slender body with a large head and ears. Their coats are rough, coarse and change color with the season. In summer, they are reddish-brown with paler underparts. In winter, their coats are dark brown. Stags tend to possess darker coloring than hinds and possess a thick mane of long hair round the neck. The tail is brief long and therefore the rump has no distinct patch. The antlers, bow - or lyre-shaped, tend to grow outward then inward; a smaller branch grows toward the front of the top .
Size
Males grow to about 180 centimeters and 125 to 175 kilograms. They are taller and larger than females that stand 150 centimeters tall.Native Habitat
The Eld’s deer is indigenous to Southeast Asia and was formerly cosmopolitan from the Manipur region of northeastern India through much of Myanmar, Thailand, Lao PDR, Cambodia and Vietnam to the island of Hainan, China, in the east. Today, Eld’s deer occur during a number of protected areas throughout their former range.
Local projects have helped raise public awareness and support for conserving the deer. This population has grown so large, in fact, that Eld’s deer are translocated to other parts of the island, and a community education project was initiated to boost local awareness about the plight of the deer and therefore the protected status of the sanctuary. Managed populations exist around the world, but inbreeding is common, and cooperative cross-breeding is required if managed populations are to be genetically varied enough for any future reintroduction programs into the wild.
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