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Pudu

It is the smallest deer in America, 40 cms long and weights 10 kilos. It is a species in danger of extinction. The Pudu is a timid animal, of nocturnal habits, it feeds on herbs. Females give birth to a single young, which is of a reddish color with white stripes down its thighs and the back. The stripes disappear after three months.

Scientific name
Pudu Pudu
Family
Cervidae
Distribution
From Curico to Aysen. Also in Magallanes.
Habitat
In forests and bushes.

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