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vium, which, as I can personally attest, can be detected at a distance of several 
miles. * During the day these deer generally lie concealed among the tall pam¬ 
pas grass, coming out to feed at sunset, and continuing throughout the night. 
Their speed is very great, and it is only by the very best horses they can be 
ridden down, while even then, if they have any considerable start, they are 
pretty sure to escape. The fawns are born in the winter and spring, and it 
does not appear that there is ever more than one at a birth. Both parents aid 
PAMPAS DEER OF SOUTH AMERICA. 
in protecting their young, and the doe is especially clever in aiding the escape 
of her fawn. When the doe with fawn is approached by a horseman, even 
when accompanied by dogs, she stands perfectly motionless, gazing fixedly 
at the enemy, the fawn motionless at her side; and suddenly, as if at a pre¬ 
concerted signal, the fawn rushes directly away from her at its utmost speed; 
and going to a distance of six hundred to a thousand yards conceals itself in a 
