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Deere & Company began when John Deere, born in Rutland, Vermont, United States, on February 7, 1804, moved to Grand Detour, Illinois, in 1836, [5] to escape bankruptcy in Vermont. Already an established blacksmith, Deere opened a 1,378-square-foot (128 m 2) shop in Grand Detour in 1837, which allowed him to serve as a general repairman in the ...
The barasingha is a large deer with a shoulder height of 44 to 46 in (110 to 120 cm) and a head-to-body length of nearly 6 ft (180 cm). Its hair is rather woolly and yellowish brown above but paler below, with white spots along the spine. The throat, belly, inside of the thighs and beneath the tail is white. In summer, the coat becomes bright ...
Rusa. C. H. Smith, 1827. Type species. Cervus unicolor. Species. See text. Rusa is a genus of deer from southern Asia. They have traditionally been included in Cervus, and genetic evidence suggests this may be more appropriate than their present placement in a separate genus. [1]
Sangai. The sangai (Meitei pronunciation: /sə.ŋai/ [1]) (Rucervus eldii eldii) is an endemic and endangered subspecies of Eld's deer found only in Manipur, India. It is also the state animal of Manipur. [2] Its common English name is Manipur brow-antlered deer or Eld's deer. [3] Its original natural habitat is the floating marshy grasslands ...
The chital or cheetal (Axis axis; / tʃiːtəl /), also known as the spotted deer, chital deer and axis deer, is a deer species native to the Indian subcontinent. It was first described and given a binomial name by German naturalist Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben in 1777. A moderate-sized deer, male chital reach 90 cm (35 in) and females 70 ...
The main threat to the Alpine musk deer is poaching for its musk, which is used in cosmetic products. [1] Poaching and continued demand for musk is the main threat in Nepal and Uttarakhand. [9] [13] Musk is also used in Asian medicine. Due to illegal hunting and habitat loss, the Alpine musk deer has become an endangered species in China. [7]
This is an unusual pattern for deer, which more commonly live in larger groups. They often congregate near water, and are good swimmers. [3] Like most deer, sambar are generally quiet, although all adults can scream or make short, high-pitched sounds when alarmed. However, they more commonly communicate by scent marking and foot stamping.
Binomial name. Lama guanicoe. (Müller, 1776) Guanaco range. The guanaco (/ ɡwɑːˈnɑːkoʊ / ghwuah-NAH-koh; [3] Lama guanicoe) is a camelid native to South America, closely related to the llama. Guanacos are one of two wild South American camelids; the other species is the vicuña, which lives at higher elevations.