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Lipoptena cervi, the deer ked or deer fly, is a species of biting fly in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. These flies are commonly encountered in temperate areas of Europe , Siberia , and northern China .
Many jackalope taxidermy mounts, including the original, are made with deer antlers. In the 1930s, Douglas Herrick and his brother, hunters with taxidermy skills, popularized the American jackalope by grafting deer antlers onto a jackrabbit carcass and selling the combination to a local hotel in Douglas, Wyoming .
Deer Woman (Native American) – female human above the waist, deer below. Male version is Elk Man. Eikþyrnir (Norse mythology) – stag which stands upon Valhalla; Goldhorn – white golden-horned antelope; Jackalope (North American) – jackrabbit with antelope horns; Keresh (Jewish) – giant deer of the forest of Bei Ilai
Unlike horns which are more permanent, deer shed their antlers and grow new ones annually. Male reindeer, known as bulls, shed their antlers in November, just before Christmas, and grow them back ...
Lipoptena depressa, or the Western American deer ked, is species of fly in the family Hippoboscidae. The flies are blood-feeding ectoparasites of mule deer , Odocoileus hemionus and white-tailed deer , Odocoileus virginianus .
Cherie Dominic found a doe with a crossbow arrow stuck in its shoulder on Aug. 16. She's been trying to find help for the animal ever since.
The word taxidermy describes the process of preserving the animal, but the word is also used to describe the end product, which are called taxidermy mounts or referred to simply as "taxidermy". [ 1 ] The word taxidermy is derived from the Ancient Greek words τάξις taxis (order, arrangement) and δέρμα derma (skin). [ 2 ]
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