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Pudu
Scientific Name
Pudu pudu
Family
Distribution
Lives in trees and dense thickets, from Curicó to Aysén, and also in Chiloé where it is more abundant..
Details
The Pudu is the smallest of the deer’s in America. Its size is 40 cms (16in) tall, and weighs approximately 10kg (22lbs). They are herbivores and ruminants, and their diet is mostly all herbivorous. Females give birth to babies whose color is a redish-brown, with whitish streaks on the back and the thigh, that disappear after their first three months of life. The animal is characterized as being very timid and faint-hearted, leaving only at night to look for food. The indiscriminant hunting of the animal has made them a species in serious risk of becoming extinct.
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