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Muntjac
The Muntjac is a shy animal and often called in the locale it lives as "The barking deer" since it emulates the bark of a dog while on the run. Instances have been reported of this shy animal getting tamed.

Muntjac - The Barking deer
Muntjac
Scientific name : Muntiacus muntjak (Zimmerman).
Characters : The antlers are small and are set on bony hair-covered pedicels which extend down each side of the face as bony ridges. In does tufts of bristly hair replace the horns. Old males are browner in colour and the upper canines are well developed and are used for self-defence.

Habitat : Entire Indian sub-continent with slight variations.
Habits : They live in thickly wooded hills and come out to graze in the outskirts of forests or in open clearings. They eat various kinds of leaves and grasses and wild fruits. They are seen singly or in pairs or in small family parties. The call from a distance sounds much like the bark of a dog and hence the name 'barking deer'. Muntjac breed at all seasons. The young usually one, sometimes two, are born at the beginning of the rains. Horns are shed during May and June.

 
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