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The Thorold’s deer, aka white-lipped deer or baichunlu, dwells in the grasslands, shrublands, and forest habitats at the higher altitudes of the eastern Tibetan Plateau, as well as sparce areas further north in central Western China. They face the threats of competition for food with livestock; habitat loss and destruction […]

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The black-tailed deer is a subspecies of mule deer. They can be found in Alaska, Canada, through many of the main U.S. states (from the midwest to the Pacific west), down into Mexico, and Baja California. They prefer forest edges as the further they venture into the main forested habitats […]

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The nyala is a species of antelope that can be found in thick lowland woodlands, thickets, and green river country in the Lower Shire Valley in Malawi all the way through Zimbabwe and Mozambique to eastern South Africa and even Swaziland. Even though they have to compete with agricultural needs […]

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Say hello to the world’s smallest known antelope, the royal antelope. Swedish zoologist, and historian Carl Linnaeus first described these tiny critters in 1758. With hind legs that are twice as long as their forelegs, these diminutive creatures have been called “king of the hares” by the local tribal people. […]

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Hailing from India, Nepal, and eastern Pakistan, the blackbuck antelope prefers to live in semi-deserts, open woodlands, and dry deciduous forests. These critters are grazing herd animals that are actively hunted by a number of predators. Due to their wide-spread distribution and estimated numbers (35,000 +/-), blackbucks are listed as […]

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White-tailed deer are located throughout North America from southern Canada down through Central America. They inhabit most of southern Canada and all of mainland United States. They can even be found in Bolivia. White-tail deer tend to wave their tails from side to side when startled. These deer are the […]

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The mule deer can be found from western regions of North America from the coastal islands of Alaska, all the way down to the West Coast in southern Baja Mexico and from the northern part of Mexico, up throughout the Great Plains to central and western Canada and even in […]

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