Chinese Water Deer

Chinese Water Deer

Chinese water deer serve as a link between the deer we know today and those which lived many years ago. At one time deer had tusks. These tusks slowly became obsolete as deer developed antlers. Today several species of deer exist which still have tusks, linking them with their distant ancestors. The Chinese water deer, and its close relative known as the muntjac, are two such species of deer which form this link.MORE! [BM] {FW}