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The sika deer, aka Shansi sika, sika, spotted deer, or Japanese deer, hails from Eastern Asia and Japan. They prefer forested areas with a dense understory. However, they are able to handle life in grasslands and freshwater marshes. These deer have been introduced to Europe, New Zealand, and the United […]

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The roe deer, aka western roe deer, roe, European roe, or roe buck, is widespread throughout Europe, from the Mediterranean to Scandinavia, to Scotland and the Caucasus, on down east to northern Iraq and Iran. They like open agricultural areas with access to coniferous, deciduous, open, or mixed woodlands, for […]

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Although most goats are pretty skilled at parkour, as animals go, the markhor is not an acrobatic youngster, but rather a wild goat. There are 3 known subspecies of markhor that call the central and western parts of Asia their home. They live in mountainous areas as well as scrub […]

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Along with the bald eagle, the American bison is one of the most amazing revival stories of our time. Once hunted to near extinction, the bison has made a huge comeback. If it weren’t for the the aid of private citizens working with states, tribes, and the Interior Department the […]

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