Chinese Water Deer - Hydropotes inermis

Chinese Water Deer - Hydropotes inermis As its name suggests this unusual deer is not a native UK species, having been introduced from China in the nineteenth century. It favours wet, marshy habitat and is a strong swimmer.

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