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Huemul

There are big differences between males and females. Males are almost 1.63 mts. Long, with a tail that can be up to 20 cms long, and they can weight from 40 kilos to 100. Females are smaller. Its skin is dark brown, although it gets clearer in summer. Its ears are grey and about 20 cms long. The fur around its eyes is grey too, and its eyes have long glands.

Scientific name
Hippocamelus bisulus
Family
Cervidae
Distribution
You can find it in Ñuble, Chiloe, Aysen and Magallanes.
Habitat
In the south and Patagonia, between the 450 to 1300 meters above the sea level.

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