298 THE LIVING ANIMALS OF THE WORLD 



fi/ fermiision of tht AVio Yorli Zoo'ogical Soeitty 



MULE-DEER STAG 



SAoivs the large blackhh~broiun patch on the forehead, so 'listincti-ve of the species 



and brittle. The Chilian 

 guemal is found also in most 

 parts of Patagonia ; unlike its 

 congener of Peru, which 

 delights in altitudes of from 

 14,000 to 16,000 feet, its 

 habitat lies chiefly in deep 

 valleys, thick forest, and even 

 the adjacent plains, to which 

 it resorts in winter. 



The BROCKETS, of which 

 seven species are found in 

 South and Central America 

 and Trinidad, are small deer, 

 having spike-like antlers and 

 tufted crowns. The largest is 

 the RED BROCKET, found in 

 Guiana, Brazil, and Paraguay, 

 which stands 27 inches at the 

 shoulder. The body-colouring 

 is brownish red. Like most 

 of the group, this brocket is 

 extremely shy ; although fond 

 of dense covert, it is found 

 also on open campos. The 

 PYGMY BROCKET, a tiny dark 

 brown deerlet, less than 19 

 inches in height, found in 

 Central Brazil, is the smallest 

 of these very small deer. 



Two other diminutive 



deer, known as PUDUS, closely allied to the brockets, are found in South America. These are 

 the CHILIAN and ECUADOR PUDUS, of which the former is no more than 13^ inches in height, 

 the latter about 14 or 15 inches. Little is known of the history and life habits of these 

 charming little creatures, one of which, the Chilian species, has occasionally been seen in 

 Zoological Gardens. 



THE MUSK-DEER 



This brief account of the deer of the world closes with the MUSK-DEER, which differ from 

 almost all others of their kind the Chinese water-deer being the sole exception in the 

 absence of antlers. In place of these defensive and offensive weapons, nature has provided the 

 musk-deer with long canine tusks, projecting downwards from the upper jaw. The musk, from 

 which these curious deer take their name, is secreted during the rutting-season in the male 

 only in a pouch or gland contained in the skin of the stomach. 



The well-known HIMALAYAN MUSK-DEER is a stout, heavily made deer for its size, measuring 

 20 inches at the shoulder, about 2 inches higher at the rump, and having a coat of coarse, 

 brittle hair of a dark brown colour. This musk-deer, which is nowadays by no means common, 

 is found in the forests of the Himalaya, Tibet, Siberia, and Western China, often at altitudes 

 of about 8,000 feet. These animals are extraordinary mountaineers, active, daring, and 

 apparently quite unconscious of or indifferent to danger. 



Another species, the KANSU MUSK-DEER, found in the province of Kansu, China, has only 

 been discovered within the last ten years. Concerning this deer very little is at present known. 

 In general characteristics it resembles its more familiar congener of the Himalaya. 



