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THE STORY OF THE DEER . 
hollow in the ground, or among the long grass, lying down very close with 
neck stretched out horizontally, and will thus remain until sought by the dam. 
When very young, if found in its hiding-place, it will allow itself to' be taken, 
making no further effort to escape. After the fawn has run away, the doe 
still maintains her statuesque attitude, as if resolved to await the onset, and 
only when the dogs are close to' her side she also rushes away, but invariably 
in a direction as nearly opposite tO' that taken by the fawn as possible. At first 
she runs slowly, with a limping gait, and frequently pausing, as if to entice 
her enemies on; but as they begin to press her more closely, her speed increases, 
becoming greater the further she succeeds in leading them from the starting- 
point. The alarm-cry of the Pampas deer is a low, whistling bark, but this is 
never uttered when the doe has a fawn by her side. 
DEER OF THE PHILIPPINES. 
Very different from all the other members of the deer family is Prince 
Alfred’s deer from the Philippines, which has at all ages and all seasons a 
spotted coat. This deer stands about 2\ feet at the withers; and its color is a 
dark chocolate-brown, with about six longitudinal rows of somewhat indis¬ 
tinctly-marked yellowish spots. The antlers are comparatively short, and 
have the front tine of the terminal fork directed inwardly, while the outer sur¬ 
faces of the ears are nearly devoid of hairs. It is common in the Island of 
Luzon. 
The dam makes her offspring lie down by a pressure of her nose; and it will 
never stir or lift up its head the whole of the day, unless you come right upon 
it, as I have often done. It lies like a dog, with its nose to its tail. The hind, 
however, although she separates herself from the young fawn, does not lose 
sight of its welfare, but remains at a distance to> windward, and goes to its 
succor in case of an attack. 
THE MEXICAN DEER. 
At first sight, the Mexican deer is easily mistaken for the mule deer 
on account of its enormously long ears. A more intimate acquaintance with 
the pretty animal shows that it is of a family by itself, and can readily be 
distinguished from the mule deer by its tail, which is long and flat, with 
a pointed end, similar to the Virginia deer. Its upper part is darker than 
in any other species—almost black. The Mexican variety is possessed of the 
