A new viewpoint on antlers reveals the evolutionary history of deer (Cervidae, Mammalia)

fullview recommended!

something i've wanted to do for a while now. i've scoured the internet for something like this and can't find anything that compares all the different types of antlers together. except one recent study on their evolution, which is also very interesting on its own! i simplified it to provide a visual reference, while still trying to be scientifically accurate. some things differ between this and trophy scoring terminology like where the beam is and whatnot, so if something looks weird that's why.

small additional note, this study and others provide a lot of evidence that eld's deer should be in their own genus as it doesn't appear similar enough to barasingha and schomburgk's deer. however this doesn't seem to be adapted anywhere yet, so they're still in Rucervus for this guide.

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i just found the cutest animal of all time

introducing the PUDU

LOOK AT IT FEAST YOUR EYES

pudu! who do? you do!

Southern pudu By: Unknown photographer From: Wildlife Fact-File 1990s

Take me back to the place that I know On the beach Down on the beach~

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Bonus sketch for @segemarldoodles

Character © Reaux

this is a recent commission i did for my friend.

it’s a blue jay peryton that’s a pudu but with caribou antlers.

was pretty fun to do.

this picture is quite old but i think its my favorite image i ever drew

A little Pudu, theres something calming about pink palettes.

THE LOBSTER 2015

dir. Yorgos Lanthimos

Pudu (Pudu puda) | Joseph Wolf (1820-1899)

The Pudu is the world's smallest deer, with an average size of 15" in height and weighing up to 26 lbs. They live in the temperate rainforests of South America.

Pudu Puda is so tiny and so cute!