cleanup linkrot date August 2011 Refimprove date April 2007 As the Deer is a well known praise and worship song by Martin Nystrom . Written in 1984, this song is based on Psalm http www.biblegateway.com passage ?search Psalm 2042 1&version 31 42 1 ref http my.homewithgod.com heavenlymidis2 deer.html ref blockquote As the hart panteth after the water brooks, o panteth my soul after thee, O God. blockquote Lyrics As the deer panteth for the water br So my soul longeth after you br You alone are my heart s desire br And I long to worship you You alone are my strength, my shield br To you alone may my spirit yield br You alone are my heart s desire br And I long to worship you br You re my friend and you are my brother br Even though you are a king br And I love you more than any other br So much more than anything Chorus I want You more than gold or silver br Only You can satisfy br You alone are the real joy giver br And the apple of my eye Chorus Alternate New Verses by anonymous based on further meditation of Psalm 42 and the original tune. These are being used in a few communities in northeastern Massachusetts Based on Psalm 42 5 When my soul is weighed down with sorrow, br I put all my trust in You. br All my hope is in You, my Savior, br So I lift my praise to You. Chorus Based on Psalm 42 8 Day by day You send forth your love, br And it waters all the earth br Night by night Your song within me br is my prayer and my rebirth. Chorus References references External links http www.higherpraise.com Lyrics 7 AsTheDeer.htm As the Deer Guitar Tab Category Christian songs hr Kao ko uta ja ... more details
Wiktionarypar deerDeer are the ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. Deer may also refer to Animals Deer Mouse deer Musk deer People Deer given name , a Native American given name Deer surname , a surname Places Deer Abbey Deer Creek disambiguation Deer Falls Deer Forks Deer Grove Deer Hill disambiguation Deer Island disambiguation Deer Isle Deer Lake disambiguation Deer Mountain Deer Park disambiguation Deer Path Woods Deer Pond Deer Ridge Deer River disambiguation Deer Run disambiguation Deer Township Deer Trail Deer Valley Deer View Other Deer Jet , one of the subsidiaries of Hainan Airlines group The Deer film The Deer film , an Iranian film The Deer newspaper The Deer newspaper , a Hebrew language newspaper published in Jerusalem Great Wall Deer , a Chinese pick up See also Deers disambiguation disambig de Deer pt Deer ... more details
Deer Island may refer to In Canada Deer Island, Newfoundland and Labrador Deer Island New Brunswick Nunavut Deer Island Kivalliq Region Deer Island Qikiqtaaluk Region In Ireland Deer Island Ireland In the United States Deer Island Alaska Deer Island Alaska Panhandle Deer Island Arizona Deer Isle, Maine Deer Island Massachusetts Deer Island Mississippi Deer Island Montana , an island in Flathead Lake Deer Island Thousand Islands , New York North Deer Island Texas See also Deer Island Lake geodis de Deer Island ja sv Deer Island ... more details
Deer Run may refer to Camp Deer Run , a summer camp in New York Deer Run, Calgary , Canada Deer Run, Virginia , United States Deer Run, West Virginia , United States disambig ... more details
Deer Park may refer to Medieval deer park , parkland originally used by the nobility for hunting deer. Place names Australia Deer Park, Victoria , a suburb of Melbourne, located within the City of Brimbank Canada Deer Park, Toronto , Ontario, a neighborhood India Deer Park, New Delhi Deer Park, Sarnath , Uttar Pradesh the site of the Buddha s first sermon Ireland Deer Park, Co. Leitrim Deer Park, Co. Dublin Howth United Kingdom Deer Park, County Antrim , a townland in County Antrim , Northern Ireland United States Deer Park, Alabama Deer Park, California , in Napa County Deer Park, El Dorado County, California Deer Park, former name of Cedar Grove, Fresno County, California Deer Park, Florida Deer Park, Illinois Deer Park, Indiana Deer Park, Louisville , Kentucky, a neighborhood Deer Park, Maryland The Deer Park Hotel , built following the American Civil War Deer Park, Michigan , an unincorporated community Deer Park Township, Pennington County, Minnesota Deer Park, Missouri , an unincorporated community Deer Park Omaha, Nebraska , a neighborhood Deer Park, New York Deer Park, Ohio Deer Park, Texas Deer Park, Washington Deer Park, Wisconsin Other The Deer Park , a novel by Norman Mailer Deer Park Funland , an amusement park in Muskegon, Michigan Deer Park Monastery , a Buddhist monastery in Escondido, California Deer Park Spring Water Co. , a division of Nestl Waters North America Deer Park, the development name for Mozilla Firefox 1.5 The Deer Park Tavern , a historical bar and restaurant in Newark, Delaware Cirencester Deer Park School , a secondary school in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England disambig Category Place name disambiguation pages bg de Deer Park es Deer Park it Deer Park nl Deer Park pl Deer Park pt Deer Park vo Deer Park ... more details
There are several places named Deer Lake in Canada and the United States Canada By province Deer Lake British Columbia Deer Lake Newfoundland and Labrador , a large lake in western Newfoundland Deer Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador , a town located on Deer Lake Deer Lake Regional Airport , an airport located in the town of Deer Lake Deer Lake, Ontario , Oji Cree First Nation in Northern Ontario Deer Lake Airport , located 3 NM 5.6 km 3.5 mi north of Deer Lake, Ontario Deer Lake Keyamawun Water Aerodrome , located on Deer Lake, Ontario Deer Lake Water Aerodrome , airport located on Deer Lake, Ontario United States By state Deer Lake Connecticut , lake in Killingworth Deer Lake State Park , Walton County, Florida Deer Lake Lake County, Illinois , near Antioch, Illinois Deer Lake, Minnesota , unorganized territory in Itasca County Deer Lake Itasca County, Minnesota , lake located in Itasca County Deer Lake, Pennsylvania , borough in Schuylkill County Deer Lake Taylor River , lake in King County, Washington disambig geo de Deer Lake it Deer Lake pl Deer Lake ... more details
Deer is a surname, and may refer to Ada Deer born 1935 , Native American leader Brian Deer 21st century , British investigative reporter Gary Mule Deer 21st century , American comedian Gene Deer 21st century , American blues guitarist George Deer 1890 1974 , British politician James Young Deer died 1946 , Native American film actor Rob Deer born 1960 , American baseball player See also Dear surname surname Deer ... more details
Deer Creek may refer to some places in the United States TOCright Populated places Deer Creek, Illinois Deer Creek, Indiana Deer Creek, Minnesota Deer Creek, Oklahoma Deer Creek, Taylor County, Wisconsin Deer Creek, Outagamie County, Wisconsin Schools Deer Creek Middle School , a public school in Littleton, Colorado Deer Creek Public Schools , a public school district in Edmond, Oklahoma Deer Creek Middle School Edmond, Oklahoma Deer Creek Middle School in the above school district Deer Creek School Mississippi , a private school in Arcola, Mississippi Water bodies Deer Creek Arizona , a tributary of the Colorado River Deer Creek Nevada County, California , a stream that runs through Nevada City, California Deer Creek Santa Clara County, California , a tributary of Matadero Creek Deer Creek Tehama County, California , a tributary of the Sacramento River Deer Creek Tulare County, California Deer Creek Indiana , a stream in Indiana Deer Creek Maryland , a tributary of the Susquehanna River Deer Creek Mississippi , a tributary of the Yazoo River Deer Creek Ohio , a stream and reservoir in Ohio Deer Creek Oregon , a stream in Yamhill County , Oregon Deer Creek Allegheny River , a tributary of the Allegheny River in Pennsylvania Deer Creek South Carolina , a creek referred to in American Civil War accounts as flowing into Charleston, South Carolina Deer Creek Dam and Reservoir , Utah Other Verizon Wireless Music Center Indiana , an outdoor music venue in Noblesville, Indiana, formerly known as Deer Creek Music Center See also lookfrom Deer Creek Deer Creek Township disambiguation disambig geo de Deer Creek it Deer Creek nl Deer Creek pl Deer Creek pt Deer Creek vo Deer Creek ... more details
There are three species of deer living wild in Ireland today, namely Red Deer , Fallow Deer , and the Sika Deer . ref http www.wilddeerireland.com species.html Wild Deer Association of Ireland ref Red deer have been in Ireland since the end of the ice age, but almost became extinct there, with only around 60 left, in the 20th century, but have now made a comeback to approximately one thousand. Fallow deer were introduced in Norman times, 1169 AD, and now have a population of about 10,000. Sika deer were introduced in Powerscourt Estate Powerscourt park in 1860, escaped from captivity, and now number about 20,000. A recent itroduction Reeves s Muntjac is becoming established. The Irish Elk became extinct in Ireland about 10,500 years ago, many of their skeletal remains have been found well preserved in peat land. Native Deer species Red Deer Introduced Species Fallow Deer Roe Deer Now extinct. Sika Deer Muntjac Gallery gallery Image Silz cerf22.jpg Red Deer Image Damhirsch 3.jpg Fallow Deer Image Cervus nippon hortulorum nbg.jpg Sika Deer Image Megaloceros.jpg Irish Elk gallery References references DEFAULTSORT Deer Of Ireland Category Fauna of Ireland ... more details
Deer River may refer to a water body or a community in the United States Deer River Michigan , a stream in Iron County Deer River, Minnesota , a city and a stream in Itasca County Deer River New Hampshire , a tributary of Ossipee Lake Deer River Black River , a tributary of the Black River New York An unincorporated community in Lewis County, New York , named after the stream Deer River St. Regis River , a tributary of the St. Regis River in New York It may also refer to a water body in Europe River Deer , a tributary of the River Tamar in Cornwall , United Kingdom UK disambig pl Deer River ... more details
Deer Hunter or variants can refer to The Deer Hunter , a 1978 film which won the Academy Award for Best Picture The Deer Hunter novel The Deer Hunter novel , a 1979 novelization of the screenplay of the film Deer Hunter series Deer Hunter series , a series of hunting video games Deerhunter , an indie rock band from Atlanta The Dear Hunter , a band from Boston, Massachusetts disambiguation ... more details
Deer Hill may refer to Deer Hill Cornwall, New York , listed on the National Register of Historic Place in Orange County, New York Dechmont Law , a hill outside Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland Jelenia G ra Deer Hill in Polish , a town in Lower Silesia Voivodeship, Poland redlinks with no articles and no other incoming links to the terms Deer Hill Kuyavia Pomerania Deer Hill village a village in Poland in Kuyavia Pomerania Voivodeship in tucholski county in Cekcyn commune Deer Hill Podlachia Deer Hill village a village in Poland in Podlachia Voivodeship in sok lski county in Sok ka commune disambig ... more details
A deer rub describes the Wear Abrasive wear abrasions caused by a male deer rubbing his forehead and antlers against the base of a tree. Easy to spot in areas with high deer populations, hunter s use them to find ideal locations for hunting. They appear in the late summer or early fall, when male deer rub the velvet off their newly acquired antler growth or during rut season. The area between the forehead and antlers contains a large number of apocrine sweat glands , and leave a scent that communicates a challenge to other male deer while also attracting potential mates. The size of the rub usually varies with the size of the deer. External links http www.deerhuntersclub.com tips deer rubs.htm Pictures of deer rubs Category Deer hunting ... more details
Unreferenced date October 2009 Dewey is the first Cloning cloned deer and was born on May 23, 2003. Specifically, he is a White tailed Deer , or Odocoileus virginianus , and was cloned from a dead Deer buck by the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine. DEFAULTSORT Dewey Deer Category 2003 animal births Category Cloned animals Category Individual deer Developmental biology stub eventoedungulate stub ... more details
Lame Deer may refer to Lame Deer, Montana , Northern Cheyenne Reservation, Rosebud County, Montana, USA no article Lame Deer died 1877 Miniconjou Lakota, Wakpokinyan band leader vice chief of those opposed to the 1868 treaty, present at the battle of the Little Bighorn Greasy Grass John Fire Lame Deer 1903 1976 , subject of Lame Deer, Seeker of Visions the life of a Sioux medicine man by Richard Erdoes Archie Fire Lame Deer 1935 2001 , subject of Gift of Power the life and teachings of a Lakota medicine man by Richard Erdoes disambiguation Category Human name disambiguation pages ... more details
Unreferenced stub type animal auto yes date December 2009 Taxobox name Yarkand Deer regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Even toed ungulate Artiodactyla familia Deer Cervidae genus Cervus species C. elaphus subspecies C. e. yarkandenis trinomial Cervus elaphus yarkandenis trinomial authority The Yarkand deer Cervus elaphus yarkandenis is a subspecies of Red Deer that is native to central Asia. It is similar in ecology to the Bactrian deer in occupying lowland riparian corridors surrounded by deserts. Both populations are isolated from one another by the Tianshan Mountains and probably form a Central Asian Red Deer primordial subgroup of Red Deer . Description This deer is light rufous in color with a large light colored patch, including the tail. Its antlers usually have five tines with a terminal fork pointing forward. The fifth tine is usually larger than the fourth and is inclined inward. Range This deer is found in eastern Turkestan . DEFAULTSORT Yarkand Deer Category Elk and Red Deer Category Mammals of Asia Category Mammals of Pakistan Even toed ungulate stub ar it Cervus elaphus yarkandensis hu Jarkand g mszarvas ... more details
Orphan date June 2011 refimprove date June 2011 Deer blood is used as a healthful nutritional supplement in some parts of the world, particularly in East Asia . It is often freeze dried to preserve it s viability as an ingestible substance, after it is sterilized to eradicate biological health threats such as bacterial infection and parasites that may reside in the blood while the deer is alive . Freeze dried deer blood is a dark red powder with a high Iron Health and diet iron content, and is high in protein . Sources In the Eastern Hemisphere, Deer Blood is sold as a commercial product. In the Western Hemisphere, it is reported that some hunters drink the blood of the first deer they ever kill such an instance was popularized in the 1984 American film Red Dawn . ref cite web title IMDB work Red Dawn publisher MGM url http www.imdb.com title tt0087985 accessdate 1984 ref In reality, raw deer blood, as encountered in a freshly slain deer, often contains dangerous parasites and other pathogen s. The practice of drinking fresh deer blood is largely considered mythical due to the very real risks inherent in the practice. ref cite web title Deer Hunting url http www.unr.edu nnap nt cl 5 6.htm work Deer Hunting and the Sequence of Steps in Buckskin Processing accessdate 15 May 2011 ref reflist Category Hunting Category Nutrition ... more details
decorated deer skin hunting suit, and Charles Lewis Tiffany Tiffany carved hunting knife and rifle. center See also Deer stalking Deer hunting is survival hunting or sport hunting for deer , which dates back to tens of thousands of years. There are numerous types of deer throughout the world that are hunted ... a number of deer species introduced and in the absence of predators became to be considered an animal ... the deer population. Deer hunting is now a recreational activity. Citation needed date December 2009 North America The deer most sought after in North America, east of the Rocky Mountains , is the white tailed deer . West of the Rockies, the mule deer is the dominant deer species. Blacktail deer .... The most notable differences between these deer, other than distribution, are the differences ... File Buck deer texas cropped.jpg thumb Male Whitetail Deer at night in Central Texas The mule deer s ears are proportionally longer than the ears of a white tailed deer, they also have different color skin and brighter faces and resemble that of a mule. Mule deer have a black tipped tail which is proportionally smaller than that of the white tailed deer. Buck deer of both species sprout antlers the antlers of the mule deer branch and rebranch forming a series of Y shapes, while white tailed bucks ... smaller than mule deer bucks. Both of the species lose their antlers in January, and regrow the antlers ... growth depends on food sources. If food is not good one year, antlers will be smaller. Many deer ... and elk are also popular game animals that are technically species of deer. However, hunting them is not usually referred to as deer hunting , it is called big game hunting . They are considerably larger than mule deer or white tailed deer, and hunting techniques are rather different. In Canada and Alaska , reindeer reindeer caribou are hunted extensively. United Kingdom There are six species of deer in the UK red deer , roe deer , fallow deer , Sika deer , muntjac deer , and Chinese water deer ... more details
For the hat associated with the sport Deerstalker See also Deer hunting No footnotes date January 2009 citations missing article date November 2010 Deer stalking is a British English British term for the stealthy pursuit of deer for sporting purposes, historically with dogs such as Scottish Deerhounds .... While the expression deer stalking is widely used among British and Irish sportsmen to signify almost ... Telegraph , 7 June 1911 W. S. Gilbert remarked, Deer stalking would be a very fine sport if only the deer had guns. ref deer shooting, the term is replaced in North American sporting usage by deer ... pursuit of deer with scent hound s, with unarmed followers typically on horseback. The practice of hunting with hounds, other than using two hounds to flush deer to be shot by waiting marksmen, has ... red deer of both sexes on or around Exmoor , and until 1997, when they were disbanded, the New Forest Buckhounds hunting fallow deer bucks in the New Forest . ref http www.telegraph.co.uk htmlContent.jhtml ... packs of staghounds hunting carted deer in England and Ireland. Carted deer were red deer kept in captivity for the sole purpose of being hunted and recaptured without harm. Carted deer that escaped recapture sometimes became the source of wild populations, for example the red deer of Thetford Thetford Chase originated with deer left out by the Norwich Staghounds. Citation needed date November 2010 The way in which the red deer were hunted was for a game keeper called the harbourer to follow ... and rouse the intended quarry and start it running, separating it from any other deer that might ... to denote the extreme stealth and wariness which are often necessary when approaching wild deer in their natural habitats. Scottish deer stalking is often done under the guidance of a stalker or a gillie , a resident expert. Deer stalking is virtually the only form of control, or culling , for the six wild or feral species of deer at large in the UK. The six species are Red Deer , Roe Deer , Fallow ... more details
Image Old Deer.jpg thumb Old Deer Old Deer lang sco Auld Deer , ref http www.scotslanguage.com books view 1 823 Names 20in 20Scots 20 20Places 20in 20Scotland Scots Language Centre Scottish Place Names in Scots ref lang gd D ir a parish and village in the district of Buchan , Aberdeenshire , Scotland . The population as of 1901 was 4,313. The village lies on the Deer or South River Ugie Ugie Water , 10.1 miles west of Peterhead , and two miles from Mintlaw station on the Great North of Scotland Railway Company s branch line from Aberdeen to Peterhead. Industries include distilling , brewing , and the manufacture of woollens, and there are quarries of granite and limestone. The village is the birthplace of David B. Henderson , one of only two foreign born Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Speakers of the United States House of Representatives . The thriving village of New Deer formerly called Auchreddie lies about seven miles west of the older village to the north of New Deer is the ruined Fedderate Castle . Monastery Columba and his nephew Drostan founded a monastery here in the 6th century, of which no trace remains. The Book of Deer is a most interesting relic ... of Deer and been in the possession of the University Library since 1715. It was edited by John Stuart for the Spalding Club , by whom it was published in 1869 under the title The Book of Deer Leabhar Dh ir in Gaelic . In 1218 William Comyn , earl of Buchan, founded the Deer Abbey Abbey of St Mary of Deer , now in ruins, 3 4 miles farther up the river than the monastery and on the opposite ... buried in the church. The parish is rich in antiquities, but the most noted of them is the Stone of Deer ... Abbot of DeerDeer Abbey http www.olddeer.org.uk Old Deer Community Website References reflist 1911 http www.newadvent.org cathen 04674b.htm Abbey of Deer Article in the Catholic Encyclopedia Buchan ... W display title Category Villages in Aberdeenshire de Old Deer ... more details
A deer farm is a fenced piece of land suitable for grazing that is populated with deer raised for the purpose of hunting tourism or as livestock . Similar species such as Red Deer elk , moose and even reindeer may be farmed in this method as well, sometimes on the same land. This practice is very different from the way such Arctic communities like the Laplander s migrate in open country with their herds of reindeer. The technique has expanded in recent years due to the rising popularity of venison . New Zealand is the largest supplier of farm raised venison. In 2006 New Zealand had approximately 3,500 deer farms, with an estimated stock of 1.7 million deer. Deer Farming in New Zealand Deer are the first new animals to be domesticated for over 5,000 years. Fact reason Dozens of species have been domesticated in the last 5,000 years... this seems ridiculous date March 2008 The large scale commercial farming of deer started in New Zealand, and New Zealand remains the world s largest and most advanced deer farming industry. Deer are not native to New Zealand. The first deer were brought to the country from England and Scotland for sport in the mid to late 19th century, and released mainly ... grew to high numbers. By the middle of the 20th century feral deer were regarded as a pest because of their impact on the native forests. From the 1950s deer cullers were employed by the government to keep the numbers in check. The export of venison from feral deer started in the 1960s, turning ... 1970s started capturing live deer from the wild and farming them. A new industry was born and rapidly ... Disease , can pass from wild populations of deer to deer in farms, there has been some fear of contamination ... would identify the disease if it occurred in the national deer herd. See also Deer hunting Farming External links Commons category Deer control fences http www.deer digest.com Deer Digest newsletter for those in the Deer Farming Industry Category Livestock Category Deer ... more details
Automatic taxobox name Mule Deer ref ITIS id 180698 taxon Odocoileus hemionus accessdate 23 March 2006 ... image width image caption Mule deer male and female in Modoc County, California taxon Odocoileus ... text The mule deer Odocoileus hemionus is a deer indigenous to western North America , named for its large mule like ears. There are believed to be several subspecies , including the black tailed deer ... whitetail mule deer hybrids. ref ref name DeerEvolution Geist, V. 1998 . Deer of the world their evolution, behaviour, and ecology. ISBN 978 0811704960 ref Unlike its cousin, the white tailed deer , mule deer are generally more associated with the land west of the Missouri River , and more specifically with the Rocky Mountain region of North America. Mule deer have also been Introduced species ... and mule deer are the size of their ears, the color of their tails, and the configuration of their antlers. In many cases, body size is also a key difference. The mule deer s tail is black tipped, whereas the whitetail s is not. Mule deer antlers are bifurcated in other words, they fork as they grow ... capable of running, mule deer often prefer to Stotting stot , with all four feet coming down together. The mule deer is the larger of the two Odocoileus species, with a height averaging about convert ... Nature and Environment 1985 11 01 The Deer of North America.aspx North American Deer Mule, Whitetail and Coastal Blacktail Deer . Mother Earth News . Ogden Publications, Inc. Retrieved 4 January 2012. ref Unlike the whitetail, the mule deer does not show marked size variation across its range ... is important in understanding deer behavior. The Rut mammalian reproduction rut or mating season ... s rut. For more information see the Deer Antlers main article on deer . Image Mule deer.jpg thumb Mule Deer at Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge outside of Denver Colorado. There are several non human predators of mule deer. Gray Wolves and mountain lion s are the main predator of adult ... more details
Taxobox name Key Deer status EN status system iucn2.3 image Key deer male.jpg image caption A male Key Deer on No Name Key br in the Florida Keys image width 250x200px regnum Animal ia phylum Chordata ... White tailed deer O. virginianus subspecies O. v. clavium trinomial Odocoileus virginianus clavium ... doton BigPineKey.PNG range map size 220px range map caption Key Deer range The Key Deer Odocoileus virginianus clavium is an endangered species endangered deer that lives only in the Florida Keys . It is a subspecies of the White tailed deer O. virginianus . Physical description and behavior This deer can be recognized by its characteristic size, smaller than all other White tailed deer. Adult males ... 66 cm in at the shoulders. The deer is a reddish brown to grey brown in color. Antler s are grown ..., they have a white velvet coating. The species otherwise generally resembles other white tailed deer in appearance. Key Deer easily swim between island s. Living close to humans, the Key Deer has little of the natural fear of man shown by most of their larger mainland cousins. The deer are often found ... to deer collisions, as the deer are more active and harder to avoid at night. It is not unusual ... northern areas of Big Pine Key . Range, habitat, and diet The range of the Key Deer originally encompassed ... of the Florida Keys from about Sugarloaf Key to Bahia Honda Key . Key deer use all islands during ... supply of fresh water in dry months. Key Deer inhabit nearly all Habitat ecology habitat s within ... of fresh drinking water Key Deer can tolerate drinking only mildly brackish water . Habitat destruction due to human encroachment cause many deer to feed on non native ornamental plant . History It is believed that the Key Deer is a subspecies of White tailed deer which migrated to the Florida Keys ... to Key Deer comes from the writings of Hernando de Escalante Fontaneda , a Spanish sailor shipwreck ... Deer on Big Pine Key Image Odocoileus virginianus clavium fawn.jpg 250px thumb right A juvenile Key ... more details
Taxobox name Musk deer fossil range Fossil range Early Miocene Recent image Moschustier.jpg image width ... chrysogaster Alpine Musk Deer Moschus moschiferus Siberian Musk Deer Moschus berezovskii Dwarf Musk Deer Moschus fuscus Black Musk Deer Moschus anhuiensis Anhui Musk Deer Moschus cupreus Kashmir Musk Deer Moschus leucogaster White bellied Musk Deer Musk deer are artiodactyl s of the genus Moschus ... , or true deer , in not having antler s or facial glands, in having only a single pair of teats ... distribution, being extinct in Europe where the earliest musk deer are known from Oligocene deposits. Characteristics Musk deer resemble small deer with a stocky build, and hind legs longer ... tall at the shoulder, and weigh between convert 7 and 17 kg . The feet of musk deer are adapted for climbing in rough terrain. Like the Chinese water deer , a cervid, they have no antlers, but the males ... is similar to that of true deer DentalFormula upper 0.1.3.3 lower 3.1.3.3 The musk gland is found ... , and its secretions are most likely used to attract mates. Musk deer are herbivores, living in hilly, forested environments, generally far from human habitation. Like true deer, they eat mainly ... well defined territories, which they scent marking scent mark with their caudal glands. Musk deer are generally ... season, and compete for mates, using their tusks as weapons. Female musk deer give birth to a single ... royalty wore the scent of the musk deer and that it is an aphrodisiac. ref Wild Russia, Discovery ... of the extinct genus Micromeryx Musk deer may be a surviving representative of the Palaeomerycidae , a family of ruminants that is probably ancestral to deer . They first appeared in the early Oligocene ... species. The musk deer are however still placed in a separate family. References reflist External links cite journal author Guha S, Goyal SP, Kashyap VK title Molecular phylogeny of musk deer a genomic ... s The New Student s Reference Work Musk Deer The New Student s Reference Work Musk Deer Artiodactyla ... more details
orphan date December 2007 The Ghost Deer is supposedly an animal , or cryptid , that lives in the canyons of Mount Eddy in northern California . According to legend, when shot at, bullets will fly right through the deer, or miss it. The animal also seems to appear and disappear with no traces of it. Attempts have been made to track its prints, only to find that they simply end at one point. Appearance The Ghost Deer, according to legend, is a buck that looks something like the elk in the Hartford insurance commercials. In a state where most bucks look like a Great Dane with horns, the Ghost Deer has antlers with 12 points on one side, 10 points on the other. Most believe it weighs 240 to 250 pounds, unless, that is, you believe that it really is a ghost External links http www.sfgate.com cgi bin article.cgi 3Ff chronicle archive 2003 11 09 SPG542TASU1.DTL Tracking the Legendary Ghost Deer of Northern California Category California cryptids Cryptozoology stub ... more details
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