Capreolinae
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The Capreolinae are a subfamily of deer. The scientific name derives from its type genus, Capreolus. Alternatively, they are known as the telemetacarpal deer, due to their bone structure being differe
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Water deer
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The water deer is a small deer species native to Korea and China. It has prominent tusks, unlike all other living true deer. It was first described to the Western world by Robert Swinhoe in 1870.
Capreolinae
…between 7.7 and 11.5 million years ago, in Central Asia. The subfamily is sometimes called New World deer in English, though it includes reindeer, elk, water deer and roe deer, all of which live in Eurasia in the Old World. The following extant genera and species are accepted…
Hydropotes inermis male
Korean water deer
Chinese water deer (Hydropotes inermis inermis) at the Whipsnade Zoo
The skeleton of a water deer at the Royal Veterinary College