Cervidae
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Deer (singular and plural) are the ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. Male deer of all species (except the Chinese water deer) and also female reindeer grow and shed new antlers each year. In this they differ from permanently horned animals such as antelope.
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Chital | Elk/Wapiti | Fallow deer |
†Irish elk | Moose | Mule deer |
Muntjac | Père David's deer | †Queen Charlotte Islands caribou |
Red deer | Reindeer/Caribou | Roe deer |
Sambar deer | Sika deer | White-tailed deer |