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     Chris Sams (Madman)  BOC PALADINPost Number: 994 Registered: 3-2002 Rating: N/A |
World's Smallest Deer Discovered BRONX, New York, June 30, 1999 (ENS) - A new species of deer found in the remote mountains of northern Myanmar (Burma) has been confirmed through DNA testing as the world's smallest deer. An adult deer of the species measures only 20 inches at the shoulder and weighs less than 25 pounds. Biologist Alan Rabinowitz first discovered the "leaf deer" or "leaf mutjac," in 1997 while he was doing field work in Myanmar. After obtaining specimens from local hunters, Rabinowitz brought samples to New York for DNA analysis. The results of the genetic work, published in the recent issue of the journal "Animal Conservation," confirmed the leaf deer as unique. "Through DNA sequencing, we were able to determine that this particular species of mutjac was clearly distinct," said the study's lead author, Dr. George Amato, director for conservation genetics for WCS. "It's a very exciting discovery." The study, a collaborative effort between the Bronx Zoo-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the American Museum of Natural History's Molecular Systematics Laboratory, represents a relatively new approach to conservation biology, where molecular genetics dovetails with classic field biology to catalog unique wildlife living in some of the world's most remote areas. Several new large mammal species have been discovered in Southeast Asia in recent years, particularly in the Annamite Mountains of Cambodia and Laos. This in turn has led to increased scientific research in the area. Myanmar, however, remained virtually unstudied by western science for decades, until WCS began surveys in this isolated nation in 1994. "Perhaps the most important aspect of this discovery is that this new species of mammal was found in another region of Asia outside the Annamites," said Amato. "This highlights the importance of continuing rigorous biological surveys in relatively unstudied areas. The fact that wildlife, as well as the habitats themselves are currently disappearing at an alarming rate adds a sense of urgency to such research."  -Madman  KILL IT & GRILL IT! | ||
| Patrick Palumbo (Katman)  BOC KNIGHTPost Number: 243 Registered: 8-2002 Rating: N/A |
Thanks madman, that's a pretty cool article. katman If ThE PuNKs ArE UniTeD ThEy WiLl NevER be DiVIdEd - THE CASUALTIES | ||
| Shane Herzberg (Ozzman02)  BOC ROYALTYPost Number: 1662 Registered: 4-2002 Rating: N/A |
very interesting...that thing is a sausage link in itself LOL †OZZ† "Judge by respect and character, or don't judge at all" | ||
| michael Brewer (Brakeless1) BOC INITIATE Username: Brakeless1 Post Number: 68 Registered: 5-2003  Rating: N/A |
florida has some small deer also. or alot smaller than kentucky. i think they called them key deer's. 
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| Jim Leonard (Catfishfever) BOC ROYALTYUsername: Catfishfever Post Number: 2724 Registered: 2-2002  Rating: N/A |
Arizona has a small species of deer also, may be similar to the Key in Florida, it's called the Coues deer. Looks exactly like a Whitetail except it's about a fourth the size. Catfishfever, Junction City, Kansas Is there life after death? More importantly, is there CATFISHING?  | ||
| Phillip Gaines (Deltalover) BOC PALADINUsername: Deltalover Post Number: 619 Registered: 12-2002  Rating: N/A |
Pretty cool thread! Thanks. Phil Tracy Calif "Dance like no one is watching. Sing like no one is listening. Love like you've never been hurt and live like it's heaven on Earth." --Mark Twain | ||
| Mark Loucks (Psychomekanik) BOC INITIATE Username: Psychomekanik Post Number: 12 Registered: 5-2004  Rating: N/A |
thats cute.. looks like they'd be a lot easier to drag out... lol | ||
| Lee Royal (Young_catter) BOC INITIATE Username: Young_catter Post Number: 11 Registered: 9-2004 Rating: N/A |
In alaska they have some small deer. Theh are related to the blacktail deer. They average weight is about 100 pounds. The deer up there are about the size of dogs. They arn't afraid of people eather. I once walked right up to a couple of does and they didnt run till I was close enough to touch them. Lee | ||
| Danny Neldon (Three_rivers)  BOC SQUIREUsername: Three_rivers Post Number: 189 Registered: 9-2004  Rating: N/A |
The floida keys deer are the smallest in north america. It goes with Bergmans rule which states smaller deer in the hotter regions and the furhter north in the colder regions the bigger the deer get. When I had my deer mounted there was a whitetail from Canada being mounted in there and it made mine look like a baby. The neck on it was 32 inches and it looked like it had twice the hair. | ||
| jim faulkner (Badkarma) BOC ROYALTYUsername: Badkarma Post Number: 1891 Registered: 2-2002  Rating: N/A |
I lived in the Keys and I can tell you if you get caught killing a Keys Deer you might as well turn the gun on your self.They are protected and the fine would be so high you would never get it paid after you got out of jail. We few,we happy few,we band of brothers badkarma Oxford,Mississippi | ||
| Harley David Myrick (Cat_fisher_harley) BOC INITIATE Username: Cat_fisher_harley Post Number: 39 Registered: 6-2005 Rating: N/A |
cool aritcle man but that deer looks like an overgrown rat or a brown possom that is a pretty cool thing to kno that things like that r in the us and not just in foreign contries,,awesome bro | ||
| Jon Nay (Cook) BOC PALADINUsername: Cook Post Number: 749 Registered: 8-2004  Rating: N/A |
Looks like another use for the new HMR.17  
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| john fincher (Jfinch) BOC INITIATE Username: Jfinch Post Number: 78 Registered: 5-2005  Rating: N/A |
if you kill a key deer they'll put you under the jail cell instead of in it... | ||
| Harley David Myrick (Cat_fisher_harley) BOC INITIATE Username: Cat_fisher_harley Post Number: 47 Registered: 6-2005 Rating: N/A |
o man that would stink to kill one then wouldn't it |
