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One of the 12 deer on WAnimals
Mammals · Artiodactyla · Cervidae
Elaphurus davidianus
It survives only in captivity or through populations reintroduced outside its historical range.
Père David's deer, or milu, is an extremely rare artiodactyl mammal of the family Cervidae, native to China, which was in grave danger of extinction and of which today 2,000 animals have been reintroduced to the wild, with the world population estimated at 8,000. It is also the only member of its genus, although some authors question this and consider it a subgenus of the genus Cervus.
Weight
135 kg – 200 kg
Size
1.9 m – 2.2 m
Life expectancy
20 years
Diet
Herbivore
Feeds mainly on plants.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
Herd
Lives in large groups as a strategy against predators.
Estimated population
More than 5,000 individuals, all descended from the Woburn Abbey herd; the species was once extinct in the wild.
Sources consulted: Wikipedia (es): Elaphurus davidianus
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