The Axis Deer
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Cervus axis

The Spanish translation for Deer is Venado

Home:  The grasslands and open forest of India, Nepal, Kikkim and Sir Lanka

Food:  Grass, wild fruits and flowers

Size:  1.5 to 3 feet at the shoulders
            55 to 100 pounds

Axis Deer Trivia:

  • Axis deer live in herds of up to 100 or more deer.

  • This type of deer are strong swimmers.

  • Leopards, wild dogs and pythons prey on the Axis Deer.

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Our Meet the Animals section includes research from the following websites:

The Austin Zoo's website:  www.austinzoo.org.

Spanish translations courtesy of the Austin Zoo.

Rolling Hills Refuge Wildlife Conservation Center http://www.rhrwildlife.com/animbot.htm

The Birmingham Zoo  http://www.birminghamzoo.com/

The WWW Virtual Library: Zoos  http://zoonet.home.mindspring.com/www_virtual_lib/zoos.html

Photographs in Our Meet the Animals Section from PrintMaster Platinum v8.0 software.

Research on farm animals came primarily from  http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/

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