Saturday, November 1, 2014

Fanged musk deer, near extinct, but not history

Here is a Washington Post article of sighting the Afghan Fanged deer after some 60 odd years. They are hunted besides being preyed upon by other predators. The musk they produce are rare o get and expensive.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2014/10/31/fanged-deer-pops-up-in-afghanistan-60-years-after-its-last-appearance/

Here are some pictures of the fanged deer (aka vampire deer, right on time for Halloween).

 

Source: odishasuntimes.com



Source: AmericanLivewire.com

ಕಸ್ತೂರಿಯು ಕಸ್ತೂರಿಮೃಗದ ಉದರ ಮತ್ತು ಜನಕಾಂಗಗಳ ಮಧ್ಯೆ ಸ್ಥಿತವಾಗಿರುವ ಒಂದು ಗ್ರಂಥಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಉತ್ಪಾದನೆಗೊಳ್ಳುವ ಸುವಾಸನೆ ಉಳ್ಳ ಪದಾರ್ಥ.

Musk produced by glands between stomach and the male sex organ - Wikipedia

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