Crested deer: description

Many animals have an interesting appearance, due to which they are often given names. A striking example is the crested deer - a representative of the deer family. But initially we learn about what species of these animals are most common.

Types of deer

List of the most common deer:

• Roe deer;
• Moose;
• Real deer;
• Water deer ;
• Deer of David ;
• American deer;
• Pood;
• Marsh deer;
• Crested deer;
• Reindeer.

People consider such animals to be the friendliest in the world. They are herbivores, timid and are capable of posing a threat only when they lie in fear. They are so named because of a small bundle of fur of black color, which is mainly located on their head crest. Large vampire fangs, growing in animals from the mouth - this is what is interesting and noteworthy crested deer. Why would he fangs? The answer is simple - with their help he rips off the bark from the trees.

This species was recorded once in the Red Book. So what's so special about this animal? Where does it live and how does it look? Let's take everything in order ...

Appearance

In general, deer of this kind of large size do not exist. The height of the animal is not more than 50 cm, while the length of the body can be about 110 cm.

But individuals were recorded whose body weight was 50 kg at a height of 70 cm, while the trunk was 160 cm long. The scientists found that the parameters of height, weight and growth of such animals depend directly on the habitats and their nutrition .

Crested deer can have wool of different colors. In some representatives of these cloven-hoofed animals, the upper part of the body may have a brown or dark gray color, the rest - a chocolate-brown hue. The lower part of the body, neck and head with a rusty tone are slightly lighter.

The forehead is quite dark, and there is no cutaneous frontal gland on it. The tips of his ears are white, the same color is on the lips and on the inside of the tail of the animal. There are also individuals, the areas around the eyes of which are circled in white.

On the head there is a crest of a dark hue, reaching a height of 17 cm. Thanks to him, the deer was called crested. At the same time they can not boast of horns, because they are very small and they are often not visible because of the high tuft. But representatives of this species nature endowed with very long incisors, as already mentioned in the article above.

Young adults from adults are characterized by a strip of white spots arranged in the form of a strip along the entire spine. In this case, for the remaining signs, adolescents do not differ from adult animals.

Habitat

The crested deer lives in the south of China. He prefers to live in high-mountain forests with herbaceous large glades. It often occurs around a person's home. In this case, the person is not particularly afraid.

Food

The usual habitat of animals are forest tracts, located at an altitude of about 4,500 meters. The main food of this animal is grasses, grassy vegetation, beans. In the spring, special emphasis is given to the use of different protein vegetation in food, which is necessary for obtaining a vitamin-rich food, as well as replenishment. In winter, if the snow cover is not very large, the deer extracts leaves from trees, fallen as early as autumn, bark of shrubs and all kinds of stems.

Lifestyle

These animals, like the various representatives of other species of deer, are especially active in the evening when twilight comes in the mountains, in addition, in the morning hours. Crested deer prefers loneliness, although when meeting with other deer they communicate with each other "dialect", very reminiscent of barking.

In the event that the animal senses something is amiss, it starts running, funny while raising its tail up with its white side. It is interesting that so he warns others about the approaching danger.

Reproduction

These animals have puberty in a year and a half. Season of reproduction is in September-December. Usually there is only one fawn in the litter. The female bore him only seven months. In this case, the kids strongly resemble the color of adults, although they have a white wide strip of stains along their back. In the female, breast milk is nutritious and fatty, so the deer grows very quickly in height and weight.

Enemies

At the moment, there is no information about the enemies of this animal, as the crested deer, whose photo can be seen in this article, has not been sufficiently studied by scientists. According to experts, in China there are about 500,000 individuals of this species.

In mythology

It should be noted that deer have the richest symbolic value, and also often participate in some myths of different peoples and cultures. Animals often embody greatness, nobility, grace, beauty, speed. It is also interesting that in the Christian culture they symbolize purity, piety and seclusion.