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Mammals - Muntjac Deer Page 8
Image Taken on 08 Mar 2018
at 16:19 Image of day on 13 Apr 2018
Reaching the corner of the plot, down the gap between our internal hedge and the
fence was this male Muntjac Deer giving the Cameraman a long hard stare before
quietly deciding to move into the hedge on the left.
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Image Taken on 12 Sep 2016
at 23:38 Image of day on 03 Nov 2016
An unexpectedly tender moment as the male Muntjac Deer (on the left) is quietly
accepted by the female who stands still and looks quietly back at him as he
mounts her just before midnight. These 3 frames over about 5 seconds.
Since we obtained these IR images, BBC Autumnwatch broadcast thermal imagery of
the also small Sika Deer males having to obtain cooperation
and permission from the females before mating. The Muntjac behaviour here may be
similar.
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Ref: 20161103_sw1_20160912_2338_031-033_sc1 muntjac deer male mating with female 1-3 of 3 (montage over 5 seconds)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 22 Mar 2022
at 14:02 Image of day on 24 Apr 2022
A pair of Mallard Duck swim quietly by the quietly browsing male Reeve's Muntjac Deer.
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Ref: 20220424_bu5_20220322_1402_130_sc1 muntjac deer male on bank of round pond as mallard ducks swim by(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 20 Apr 2017
at 06:15 Image of day on 10 Jun 2017
The Muntjac Deer have suddenly started calling at night and visiting places we
can get to see them. This is the male (with antlers) mouth open making his
barking call just after dawn on a grey morning.
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Ref: 20170610_df4_20170420_0615_001 muntjac deer male on grass between house and main pond barking (crop)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 10 Feb 2025
at 15:48 Image of day on 17 Mar 2025
The male Reeves' Muntjac Deer crosses the camera left to right.
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Ref: 20250317_bu7_20250210_1548_155 muntjac deer male portrait by flooded ditch (crop 2)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 15 Nov 2006
at 10:24 Image of day on 22 Nov 2006
Standard reaction of our Muntjac deer to a human, This male (note
horns and an interesting appendage at the rear) fled from our
patch hurdling the fence and running off across the pasture.
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Ref: 20061122_p34_20061115_1024_201 muntjac deer male running across field to n(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 09 Dec 2007
at 11:32 Image of day on 08 Jan 2008
Now we can see why the male Muntjac deer (image of 5 Jan 2008)
has unmatched antlers - his left side is a single long point
while the right has two points.
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Ref: 20080108_d01_20071209_1132_010 muntjac deer male showing asymmetric antlers(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 04 Dec 2008
at 15:23 Image of day on 21 Dec 2008
Awful quality in shade in the half dark through a window, this
male muntjac deer spent a couple of minutes trying to down this
windfall apple, but he did succeed.
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Ref: 20081221_dc1_20081204_1523_127 muntjac deer male struggling to eat windfall apple(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image of day on 15 Feb 2006
In November we pollarded a leaning eucalyptus tree that would hit the
house if it fell. A buck muntjac deer has found the drying leaves
to his taste.
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Ref: 20060215_p20_1040761 muntjac deer male under eating leaves off cut 3 month old eucalyptus branches 2006feb07_15-59-24(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 15 Apr 2013
at 14:40 Image of day on 26 May 2013
Pausing during the wrecking of our pond surround, this male Muntjac deer
had a groom with his huge tongue.
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Ref: 20130526_df1_20130415_1440_053+054 muntjac deer male using tongue to groom 2+3 of 4 (montage)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 21 Feb 2023
at 08:48 Image of day on 21 Mar 2023
We spotted this male Reeves' Muntjac Deer in our orchard as we left for a walk,
but he quickly departed. We find him on the grass outside our south hedge. He
gave us a look, but just decided to ignore us and continues his foraging, at one
point starting to walk closer to us.
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Ref: 20230321_df3_20230221_0848_072-0849_103 muntjac deer male walking across south grass margin (montage)(r+mb id@1024).jpg
Image Taken on 21 Feb 2023
at 08:49 Image of day on 21 Mar 2023
After crossing the concrete track he makes a bee-line for the farmers crop ...
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Ref: 20230321_df3_20230221_0849_116 muntjac deer male walking onto crop margin(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 13 Jun 2014
at 07:03 Image of day on 21 Aug 2014
He suddenly noticed us standing still watching him, pause a moment,
but ambled on his way.
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Ref: 20140821_df2_20140613_0703_059 muntjac deer male walking over grass to edge of crop 16 of 20 (crop)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 10 Dec 2017
at 12:21 Image of day on 19 Jan 2018
This is the male Muntjac Deer slogging up the snow covered access track. The
narrow legs sink right in and every step is visibly an effort.
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Ref: 20180119_e65_20171210_1221_014 muntjac deer male walking over snow covered concrete track 6 of 9 (crop)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 10 Dec 2017
at 12:21 Image of day on 19 Jan 2018
This is the male Muntjac Deer slogging up the snow covered access track. The
narrow legs sink right in and every step is visibly an effort.
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Ref: 20180119_e65_20171210_1221_007+009+011+019 muntjac deer male walking over snow covered track 1+3+4+9 of 9 (impression montage)(r+mb id@1024).jpg
Image Taken on 31 Jul 2022
at 12:50 Image of day on 13 Sep 2022
Round Pond seem to be the major source of water for the larger mammals. This
pond is in real trouble - it has a slow leak for years but the water table in
now so low that we lose an inch every day. We have decided to stop daily top-ups
of several cubic metres, and in any case topping it up may soon be illegal due
to a hose pipe ban, and have installed a makeshift drinking trough for animals
that expect to find water.
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Ref: 20220913_bu5_20220731_1250_158-1256_182_sc1 muntjac deer male walks along inside of pond joined by female 1-3+5 of 5 (montage)(r+mb id@1024).jpg
Image Taken on 21 Feb 2018
at 15:03 Image of day on 25 Mar 2018
Next day walking at the edge of the meadow this male Muntjac Deer and the
photographer had a moment of joint assessment before the Deer decided it was
time to vanish into the overgrown edge of the path
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Ref: 20180325_df3_20180221_1503_007 muntjac deer male watching photographer(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 24 Sep 2015
at 03:30 Image of day on 22 Nov 2015
A few days later a better look at the male Muntjac Deer. You can
see the left antler 'in velvet' partly hidden by the left ear,
and the white speck along his mouth line is his tiny tusk which
only the male of the species sports on each side.
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Ref: 20151122_e62_20150924_0330_217_fb5 muntjac deer male with antler in velvet(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 13 May 2018
at 03:31 Image of day on 01 Jul 2018
This male Reeves Muntjac Deer (with velvet antlers) seems to have had a serious
argument with something sharp. Our guess is barbed wire or some other man-made
hazard. Unless we find him lying sick there is nothing we can do.
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Ref: 20180701_e64_20180513_0331_133_fb2 muntjac deer male with antlers in velvet and nasty cut above left leg(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 07 Dec 2007
at 14:44 Image of day on 05 Jan 2008
At last a decent pic of 'our' Muntjac male. Judging by the
unequal antlers and torn ears he is the same individual we have
seen a few times in surveillance pictures. We were on opposite
sides of a low hedge which seemed to give him some courage to
stay, but not for long.
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Ref: 20080105_d01_20071207_1444_018 muntjac deer male with asymmetric antlers & torn ears viewed over hedge(r+mb id@576).jpg
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