Pere David's deer

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Pere David's deer is a large, semi-aquatic deer species native to China, once extinct in the wild and now surviving through reintroduction from captive populations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf deer species
herbivore
mammal
antlerCharacteristic branched antlers shed annually
binomialName Elaphurus davidianus NERFINISHED
breedingSystem polygynous
class Mammalia
coatColor grayer in winter
reddish-brown in summer
commonName Père David's deer NERFINISHED
elaphure
milu
conservationStatus Extinct in the Wild
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List NERFINISHED
currentStatus survives in reintroduced wild populations
describedBy Henri Milne-Edwards NERFINISHED
diet herbivorous
discoverer Armand David NERFINISHED
family Cervidae NERFINISHED
genus Elaphurus NERFINISHED
gestationPeriod about 9 months
hasAntlers yes
historicalStatus extinct in the wild in native range
historicalThreat floods
habitat loss
overhunting
war
kingdom Animalia
lifestyle semi-aquatic
namedAfter Armand David NERFINISHED
nativeHabitat marshes
river valleys
swamps
nativeTo China NERFINISHED
order Artiodactyla
originalCaptiveSource European zoos
Woburn Abbey herd
phylum Chordata
primaryConservationAction captive breeding
reintroduction into reserves
reintroducedTo Beijing Milu Park NERFINISHED
China NERFINISHED
Dafeng Milu National Nature Reserve NERFINISHED
sexualDimorphism males larger than females
socialStructure gregarious
tailCharacteristic long tail
taxonRank species
typicalFood aquatic plants
grasses
yearDescribed 1866

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Yancheng importantHabitatFor Pere David's deer