Lin Biao introduced:
Forest musk deer, also known as roebuck, is the smallest mammal in the family Muscidae of Artiodactyla. The body length is about 70 cm. The upper canine teeth of male musk deer are well developed, bending backward and downward, protruding from the lips; There is a musk sac in front of the external genitalia, with a thick and short tail and developed caudate sebaceous glands.
Slender limbs, hind limbs longer than forelimbs; Body hair is thick, hard and dark, olive brown with orange; The mandible, throat, neck and chest are well-defined white or orange areas, and the coat color of buttocks is close to black, and there are no spots in adults. Because of its fragrance, it is named musk; Musk deer is small and black, so it is commonly known as fragrant deer.
Forest musk deer are mainly distributed in Sichuan, Gansu, Yunnan and other places in China, inhabiting alpine coniferous and broadleaved mixed forests or broadleaved deciduous forests at an altitude of 800-2500m, and a few wander in the bushes in middle and low mountains. Like morning and evening activities, no fixed place. Can walk quickly on steep cliffs and snow, and is good at jumping; Sensitive in vision and hearing; Withdrawn and timid.
Feed on plant foods, such as grass, twigs, tree buds, leaves, and sometimes eat moss, lichens, wild fruits, etc. 10 to February of the following year, mating in estrus, pregnant for 5-6 months, giving birth to 2 children per child, occasionally 1 or 3 children, lactation for 3 months, sexual maturity 1 year. The life span of artificial forest musk deer can reach 13 years.
Feeding habits:
Forest musk deer mainly feed on the tender branches and leaves of woody plants and also eat the heart leaves of some herbs. The forest musk deer in Aba Prefecture of Sichuan likes to eat the tender leaves of Tricholoma matsutake, Zagreb in August and other plants. Forest musk deer eat all kinds of plants. According to the preliminary investigation of the population in Fengxian county, Shaanxi province, more than 0/00 species of forest musk deer-eating plants were found.
In the feeding state, forest musk deer likes to eat a variety of plants, such as leaves of Sinomenium, elm, milkweed, sweet potato vine, Ligustrum lucidum, lettuce, dandelion, holly, morning glory, erigeron breviscapus, raspberry, plantain and celery. However, the selectivity of food is different in different seasons. I like sweet potato vines in summer and autumn, privet and holly in winter, lettuce and spurge in spring.
Behavior:
Forest musk deer is a typical animal that moves in the morning and evening. There are two activity peaks every day, one around dawn and the other around dusk. Forest musk deer live alone and have strong territorial behavior. Usually, there is only one individual in the same family. The size of the forest musk deer's home is somewhat different. The area of a woman's home is 2.8~5.5 square meters, and that of a man can reach 7.7 square meters.