Elaphurus davidianus - #1657
Pere David's Deer
Lateral view of adult male sitting; antlers fully grown and in velvet
Geographic Distribution
Formerly NE China; extinct in wild since 3rd or 4th Century; now reintroduced to its former range, near Beijing and near Shanghai.
Order/Family
Cervidae
Genus
Elaphurus
Specific Epithet
davidianus
Image Date
4/10/2007
Photographer
Lee E. Harding