Also known as dwarf deer, wild sheep, belongs to the even-toed ungulates deer family, herbivores. Roe deer body grass yellow, tail root under the white hair, male roe deer have horns, female antlerless. Roe deer is one of the animals with high economic value, roe deer meat is pure lean, no fat, meat is rich in nutrients, tender and delicious, is the king of lean meat. Liver, kidney, etc. can be eaten, there is warmth of the spleen and stomach, strong heart and lungs, diuresis, aphrodisiac and prolong the life of the function. Its skin processing is the famous roe deer skin "silk", very precious, is the top grade raw material for fur coat. In China's northeast, northwest and Inner Mongolia in some areas (such as Oroqen people), roe deer meat is their main source of meat. On the market, there is often a considerable amount of roe deer meat for sale. Roe deer fur can be made into mattresses, with a moisture-proof effect. Summer skin lacks down, known as "sand skin", after processing, can be made into spring and fall clothes, which is welcomed by workers in the northeastern forest areas. If the hair is shaved, the remaining skin plate can be used to make summer clothes. Winter skin fluffy, suitable for making the cold leather jacket. In addition, roe deer skin can also make a variety of leather products, such as leather boots, leather hats, leather bags and so on.

The roe deer is one of the most common wildlife in the northeastern forest area, the northeastern people call it "silly roe deer". In fact, the roe deer is not really stupid, but it was born curious character, giving people a silly feeling. Even hoofed deer family of the roe deer as most herbivores, no other skills, born with sensitive hearing, vision and sense of smell, coupled with the ability to run fast, so that they can be in the weak and strong biosphere to survive and reproduce.

The roe deer's curiosity is very heavy, see what all want to see in the end, meet people will stand there wondering how this person is a thing; meet the car will stare at the study of a never-ending, like a total love of the study of things experts. If the car on the road at night encounter roe deer, roe deer behavior is more people have reason to call it stupid roe deer. Earlier years, the night in the mountain highway if the elk is not a very new thing. When the car with bright headlights running on the road, the lights in front of the shadow of the sudden appearance of an animal like a deer, do not need to be surprised, it will be the roe deer. At this time, the roe deer is a typical stubborn. It does not care what threat the car behind it, just run along the headlights, there is a good light on the road.

The roe deer's curiosity often puts itself in a difficult situation, no matter what the roe deer encounters, it will not be like other animals to run, run, run as hard as you can, and always run out of sight, run to a safe place until. The roe deer in case of a situation is also running desperately, however, the roe deer running will not last, it runs a while and stop to look at the situation is not favorable to their own run, run a while and can not help but stop to look at. The roe deer does not only run for a while and stop for a while, is the pursuer suddenly shouted, it will also stop to see.

Also known as: roe deer

Scientific name: Capreolus pygargus (Pallas, 1771)

English name: Siberian roe deer, Eastern roe deer

Also known as: Eastern roe deer

Classification: Artiodactyla

Classification: Artiodactyla

Position: Artiodactyla Artiodactyla

Deer family Cervidae

Hollow-toothed deer subfamily Odocoileinae

Roe deer genus Capreolus

Classification controversy: Previously, the majority of domestic zoologists believed that the Chinese roe deer was a subspecies of the European roe deer [Capreolus capreolus]. A subspecies of European roe deer [Capreolus capreolus], but the latest research shows that the genetic sequence difference between the roe deer in northeast China and the European roe deer reaches 4.12% and 4.89%, which is not the same kind of roe deer, while the genetic difference between the roe deer and the Siberian roe deer reaches only the subspecies level with 1.61% and 2.44%, and the Chinese roe deer in northeast China is a subspecies of the Siberian roe deer, and the result is the same as that of the conclusion of the research of foreign scholars. This result is the same as the findings of foreign scholars. However, further research is needed for the roe deer in other regions.

Species characteristics: body length 100-140 cm, tail length only 2-3 cm, weight 25-45 kg. The nose and muzzle are bare and hairless, the eyes are large with infraorbital glands, the ears are short, wide and round, and both inside and outside are covered with hair. Neck and limbs are longer, hind limbs are slightly longer than forelimbs, hooves are narrow and long, with Ovarian glands, tail is very short, hidden in the body hair. Males with horns, horns short, only three-forked, no eyebrow fork, the main trunk from the base of about 9 cm divided into two branches before and after, the front branch pointed upward, after the branch and then diverged into two twigs, one of them pointed upward, a branch to the back and partial inward, the horn at the base of a circle of rough surface of the nodes, the same on the main trunk there are a number of small nodes. The winter hairs are uniformly grayish white to light brown. The muzzle is brown, the snout black, the cheeks yellowish brown, the base of the ear yellowish brown, the dorsum of the ear grayish brown, the inner ear yellowish and nearly white, and the tip of the ear black. Frontal, neck and dorsum of body are dark brown and slightly tan, mandibles yellowish, throat grayish brown, abdomen yellowish. Limbs sandy yellow externally. The inner side is paler. Tail yellowish, with distinct white patches on the rump. Summer hair short and thin. Dorsal side from muzzle to tail and on the limbs is pure yellowish brown, darker near the dorsal midline, and the ventral side from the thorax and groin to the inside of the limbs is pale yellow.

Range: The Siberian roe deer is found in Siberia, Mongolia, the Korean Peninsula, northeastern China, northern China and Xinjiang. The European roe deer is distributed in most of Europe, the Caucasus, Asia Minor and other places, and is said to be distributed in North Africa.

The distribution range of the roe deer, the green part of the Siberian roe deer, yellow part of the European roe deer

Life habits: the roe deer inhabits in the sparse forest zone, more in the river valley and the gentle slopes of the activities (elevation is generally not more than 2,400 meters), the roe deer timid temperament, the day more inhabited by the dense forests, morning and evening will be in the open meadow or shrubbery activities. They like to eat the shoots, buds, leaves and grasses of shrubs, small berries and mushrooms. In the spring, like deer, they often go to the saline surface to add salt and alkali. Generally by the female roe deer and their offspring constitute a family group, generally 3 to 5. Morning and evening activities, to grass, mushrooms, berries for food. The male roe deer will only join the group in midsummer. One male and one female, mating in July to August. During the breeding period, the male roe deer chases the female roe deer and runs in circles, and garland-like tracks appear on the ground. The gestation period is 8 months. Before giving birth, the female roe deer disperses the young roe deer born last year and enters the dense forest to give birth. The young roe deer are born in March to June, 1 to 2 children per litter. If a litter of two, the birthplace is 10 to 20 meters apart, respectively nursing. After 10 days of birth, the mother roe deer led the newborn young roe deer back to the group, 1.5 ~ 2 years of sexual maturity. The roe deer barks when frightened. In the wild, life expectancy is 10 to 12 years, up to 17 years. The horns fall off in November to December each year, the antlers are born in February to March, and the horns grow in April to May.

Other information: roe deer antler economic value is not high, but the meat flavor is delicious, is the main hunting species. Now the roe deer has been in China has extensive breeding. The roe deer is not listed as a threatened species, nor is it included in the list of national key wildlife protection.

Subspecies differentiation: the taxonomic status is still controversial, and the identification of subspecies has been variously described. The main ones are Capreolus pygargus bedford, the North China subspecies, which is distributed in Northeast and North China; and Capreolus pygargus pygargus, the named subspecies Tianshan roe deer, which is distributed in Xinjiang.

Yellow sheep Name: yellow sheep

Latin name: Procapra gutturosa

Alias: yellow antelope, Mongolian gazelle, Mongolian gazelle, Mongolian antelope

Classification: The yellow sheep belongs to the class of Mammalia, the order of even-toed ungulates, the family of Bovidae, the subfamily of Antelope, and the genus of Procapra. The yellow sheep is not actually a sheep. The body shape of the yellow sheep is slim, but it is bigger than the Tibetan oryx and Przewalski's gazelle, and it is also slightly thicker, with a body length of 100-150 centimeters, a shoulder height of about 76 centimeters, and a body weight of 20-35 kilograms, but the biggest one can reach 60-90 kilograms. The head is rounded and blunt, the ears are long and pointed, and very densely hairy. It has infraorbital glands, unlike the Tibetan and Przewalski's gazelle. The male's horn on the frontal bone is short and straight, harp-shaped, with the base extending roughly upward and parallel to the surface, with distinct and closely spaced ring-shaped transverse ribs, up to a maximum of 23 rings, and with a smooth tip that curves backward slightly and gradually obliquely, with an arc-like outward projection, and with the last two tips facing each other. The interior of the horns is bony, and the exterior is a horny sheath formed by keratinization of the epidermis. The female has no horns, only a bulge. The neck is stout and the tail is very short, only 9-11 centimeters. The summer hairs are short and reddish brown, the ventral surface and the inside of the limbs are white, and the tail hairs are brown. The winter coat is dense, thick and brittle, but lighter in color, slightly light reddish brown and with long white hairs sticking out, and the loin coat is off-white with a slight pinkish tinge. There are white spots on the rump, not large, but very noticeable, especially in winter. The groin glands are well developed. It has long slender limbs, slightly shorter front legs, and narrow, pointed horny hooves.