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Some facts about the
Pere David's deer
Adult weight : 186.5 kg (410.3 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 28 years
Female maturity :821 days
Male maturity : 1186 days
Gestation : 288 days
Weaning : 167 days
Litter size : 1
Litters per year : 1
Interval between litters : 360 days
Weight at birth : 11 kg (24.2 lbs)
Pere David's deer
Order : Artiodactyla
Family : Cervidae
Subfamily : Cervinae
Species : Elaphurus davidianus
Pere David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus) only is known now in captivity, in the wild they were extinct in the 19th century. However, it has been reintroduced in Nan Haizi Milu Park, Beijing and Dafeng Reserve, Jiangsu Province in the 1980's. After the publication of his discovery, by father Armand David, working as a French missionary in China, the animals soon were extinct in the wild. The last remaining herd was in a preserve of the emperor and was eaten by Western and Japanese troops during the Boxer Rebellion. Before that, a small number of Père David's Deer was exported to England, were they were bred further. All living Pere David's deer come from this single herd. It is now classified as 'critically endangered'. The Père David's Deer is very fond of water, unlike other deer species... The Chinese gave it the name "sze pu shiang" which means "none of the four", as it has a tail of a donkey, a neck like a camel, antlers of a deer, and hooves of a cow, but it doesn't look like any of them... Image licensed under GFDL
The Pere david's deer, père david's deer is listed as Critically Endangered (CR), facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the Pere David
A young / baby of a Pere David is called a 'fawn or ass'. The females are called 'doe, hind or cow' and males 'buck, stag or bull'. A Pere David group is called a 'herd'.Countries
China
Facts about the Pere David's deer
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Behavior Unlike many deer species, Pere David's Deer is very fond of water. (Full text)
Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus) is a species of deer known only in captivity. (Full text)
Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus) is a species of deer known only in captivity. (Full text)
Pere David's Deer is a fascinating (Full text)
Countries Where Pere David's Deer Is Currently Found: 2004: Occurs in China (re-introduced) (IUCN 2004). (Full text)
A Pere David's Deer is a trophy that few sportsmen even know about, much less shoot one. (Full text)
Unlike most deer, the Pere David's deer is very fond of water. (Full text)
Pere David's Deer (Elaphurus davidianus) is a species of deer known only in captivity. (Full text)
1. Elaphurus, genus Elaphurus -- (a genus of Cervidae)Elaphurus
genus Elaphurus
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