From: john286@ix.netcom.com (john)
Newsgroups: alt.binaries.pictures.animals
Subject: Deer Flood - deer3.jpg (1/1)
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 1997 05:14:36 GMT

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From: persepha@nospam.csulb.edu
File To Comment: animal2/John-deer3.jpg

Again, this is a Pere David's deer (as is John-deer2.jpg).
Btw, the Chinese name for the species is Mi-Lo.


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The Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus), also known as the milu (Chinese: 麋鹿) or elaphure, is a species of deer native to the subtropical river valleys of China. It grazes mainly on grass and aquatic plants. It is the only extant member of the genus Elaphurus. Some experts suggest demoting Elaphurus to a subgenus of Cervus. Based on genetic comparisons, Père David's deer is closely related to Eld's deer.
Order: Artiodactyla > Family: Cervidae > Subfamily: Cervinae > Genus: Elaphurus > Species: Elaphurus davidianus