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The red deer (Cervus elaphus) is one of the largest deer species. A male red deer is called a stag or hart, and a female is called a doe or hind.The red deer inhabits most of Europe, the Caucasus Mountains region, Anatolia, Iran, and parts of western Asia.
"Hunting the Hart", a picture from George Turberville, copied from La Venerie de Jaques du Fouilloux, 16th century. A hart is a male red deer, synonymous with stag and used in contrast to the female hind; its use may now be considered mostly poetic or archaic, although for example it remains in use in the name of inns and pubs.
In the English language, many animals have different names depending on whether they are male, female, young, domesticated, or in groups. The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is The Book of Saint Albans , an essay on hunting published in 1486 and attributed to Juliana Berners . [ 1 ]
Female reindeer grow antlers that are significantly smaller than their male counterparts. Male reindeer grow antlers as long as 50 inches after multiple seasons of shedding. Females grow 20-inch ...
A deer (pl.: deer) or true deer is a hoofed ruminant ungulate of the family Cervidae (informally the deer family).Cervidae is divided into subfamilies Cervinae (which includes, among others, muntjac, elk (wapiti), red deer, and fallow deer) and Capreolinae (which includes, among others reindeer (caribou), white-tailed deer, roe deer, and moose).
A deer or a doe (female deer) usually appears in fairy tales [2] as the form of a princess who has been enchanted by a malevolent fairy or witch, [3] such as The White Doe (French fairy tale) and The Enchanted Deer (Scottish fairy tale), [4] or a transformation curse a male character falls under. Sometimes, it represents a disguise a prince ...
Sgorr (Red Deer) The main antagonist. He has a strange and menacing appearance with only one eye, no antlers, and sharpened teeth. Sgorr is incredibly sadistic and power-hungry and is responsible for the creation of 'The Great Herd' and an army of violent, scarred deer called 'Sgorrla.' Bhreac (Red Deer) An old doe who fled the herd with Rannoch.
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