Red deer are national second-level protected wild animals, distributed in china's high latitude areas, roost in the woods at night, early in the morning or evening down the mountain to feed, strong adaptability to climate, in the cold winter of minus 40 degrees Celsius can also survive. Red deer prefer to inhabit large areas of mixed coniferous and broad-leaved forests, interforestary meadows, alpine forest grasslands, and even in sparse shrublands, or into desert grasslands, or down to the valley coast.
The red deer is a beast of high economic value. In the past, due to the harsh natural environment and man-made destruction, the living space of red deer was gradually reduced, and the population declined sharply. In recent years, with the improvement of the ecological environment, the population of wild red deer here has gradually increased.
Red deer can also be seen in many parts of Inner Mongolia, in the forests of The Root River and Daxing'anling Mountains in Inner Mongolia, in the Arukorqin Banner Gaogestaihan Ula National Nature Reserve in Chifeng City. This is a very important wild population of Chinese red deer (Northeast Asian species), with a population of more than 3,000.
The Mongolian red deer is the smallest of all the red deer subspecies, with a body length of 200 - 230 cm and a weight of 145 - 300 kg. The eye socket is concave, with facial glands; there are foot glands; there are no gallbladders. Stomach 4 chambers, rumination. 32 to 34 teeth. Slender legs, good at running. The buck has horns, the eyebrow fork protrudes from the base of the horn, and the second fork is immediately above the eyebrow fork, a total of 4-6 forks, up to 8 forks.
Mongolian red deer have uniform coat color, winter fur is brownish gray, and there are no flower spots on the adult side of the body. The rump spots are large and distinct, pale ochre yellow, and their upper and outer edges are brownish-black. It inhabits sparse shrubland, desert grasslands, or activities along the lower valleys. The food variety is very wide and varies greatly with the season and region. Mainly plant grasses and leaves. It is mainly distributed in Mongolia, China and the Helan Mountains area of Ningxia.
Red deer is a large type of deer (not a horse is a deer). The red deer is second only to the moose, and is named for its horse-like body shape, with long body, high shoulders, large ears, dark brown body, and some white spots on the back and sides. Red deer male and female are easy to identify, male deer have horns, generally six forks, up to eight forks, look strong and powerful, female deer are generally smaller than males, no horns on the head, slightly weak.
Red deer live in alpine forests or grassland areas, prefer to live in groups, and are good at running and swimming. In summer, it is mostly active at night and early in the morning, and in winter, it is more active during the day. Feeds on a variety of grasses, leaves, young branches, bark and fruits, and likes to lick salt and alkali.
Source: Inner Mongolia Cultural Tourism Information
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