Perched on the northeastern flank of Antisana National Park, the Chakana Reserve is a privately protected sanctuary managed by Fundacion Jocotoco, an Ecuadorian non-profit that oversees 18 ...

However, previously, there was no such information available for the Visayan spotted deer nor its genus, Rusa. To address this, the team ethically collected a tissue sample from the ear of a male deer ...

The male musk deer is a solitary and elusive creature that inhabits the remote forests and mountains of Asia, from Siberia to the Himalayas. Renowned for its long, fang-like canine teeth and small, ...

They’re built to run, and they spend their time avoiding predators, foraging for food, and making more deer. Most male deer (except for the water deer in Asia) have antlers for only part of the year.

Did you know that an adult male deer can jump a 12-foot fence if he gets a running start? Even without the advantage of speed, a deer can clear an 8-foot fence from a standstill. So, while there are ...

Antlers are made of bone. They grow from pedicles on the deer’s skull and are shed and regrown each year. They are initially covered in velvet, a soft tissue. Male deer grow antlers primarily for ...

Every year male deer shed and regrow their antlers, making them the only mammals capable of regenerating large appendages. An octopus can regenerate lost tentacles often after escaping predators, and ...

Not long after a baby white-tailed deer sauntered onto the Fayette County property in 2023, the 64-year-old formed what she described as an impenetrable bond with the wild animal. There were daily ...

Whitetail deer records measure the size, circumference, and complexity of male deer antlers. The Boone and Crocket Club was established by Theodore Roosevelt and others in 1887 to prevent wildlife ...

“It's autumn and in our forests and across our mountains, tensions are rising as the rutting or deer breeding season gets under way, the time of the year when male deer are driven by an urge to ...