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Pere David's
Deer
Elaphurus davidianus
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Native to China,
but it has been extinct there since 1921 because of the revolution of 1900.
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| Habitat: |
Nothing is known
of the original habitat.
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| Diet: |
The diet in the
wild is unknown. At the zoo: alfalfa hay, sweet feed, deer food.
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Fun Facts:
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- Pere David's Deer was discovered in 1865 by
a French missionary, Father Armand David, in the Chinese Emperor's hunting park to the
south of Peking. He sent specimens to Europe the following year, and a breeding herd
was later set up by the Duke of Bedford at Wobern Abbey. The Chinese herd was
destroyed, but the Wobern herd has been so successful that there are 300 of these deer in
zoos and parks today!
- Recenty, there has been a group sent back to
China for a new race of this endangered species!
- Their hooves are very broad, indicating that
they are adapted to a marshy environment!
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