Cervidae
Let an agent explain the deer family and its species and biology, describe antlers, behaviour and ecology, describe management, hunting and farming in general terms, and support identification and learning.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain the deer family and its species and biology, describe antlers, behaviour and ecology, describe management, hunting and farming in general terms, and support identification and learning.
The deer family of hoofed ruminant mammals, distinguished by antlers grown and shed annually by males of most species, comprising around fifty species from the tiny pudu to the moose, including red deer, roe deer, mule deer, white-tailed deer, sika, fallow deer and reindeer or caribou, native to most continents and introduced elsewhere; deer are important in ecosystems, hunting, farming and culture, and some populations are managed as overabundant or invasive.
What it is for: The deer family.
It can be explain species and biology; describe antlers and ecology; describe management; support identification.
Distinguishing features
Antlers
Ruminant digestion
Wide distribution
Managed populations
What it looks like
Hoofed mammals with slender legs and antlers on males.
How it is recognised
Ruminants with annually shed antlers
Pudu to moose; reindeer, red deer, mule deer
Antelopes have permanent horns; musk deer and chevrotains are separate families
Related models
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is a kind of - category
is related to - deer behaviour
is related to - wildlife fencing for deer
In practice
Families and kinds
Old World deer such as red deer and fallow deer
New World deer such as mule and white-tailed deer
reindeer and caribou
moose and elk
small deer such as muntjac and pudu
Standards and regulation
Hunting seasons and licences
Wildlife management and deer farming rules
Disease control such as chronic wasting disease measures
Failure modes and hazards
Vehicle collisions
Overgrazing by overabundant populations
Confusing species and antler terms
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What deer are.
Zoology.
Family
Family and species.
Family
Family.
- What defines the deer family, and what are its main species and subfamilies? definition
- Which species is meant? boundary
Antlers
Antlers and biology.
Antlers
Antlers.
- How do antlers grow and shed, and what is known about deer digestion, reproduction and behaviour? provenance
- Which entry fits antlers? action
Ecology Ecology and management.
Science.
Ecology
Ecology.
Ecology
Ecology.
- What roles do deer play in ecosystems, and what happens when populations grow too large? provenance
- Which entry fits wildlife management? action
Management
Management and hunting.
Management
Management.
- How are deer populations managed through hunting, culling and fencing, and what rules apply, in general terms? provenance
- Which entry fits hunting regulation? action
People Deer and people.
Culture.
Farming
Reindeer herding and deer farming.
Farming
Farming.
- How are reindeer herded by Indigenous peoples in their own terms, and how are deer farmed? provenance
- Is the presentation respectful and attributed? boundary
Culture
Culture.
Culture
Culture.
- How do deer feature in mythology, art and heraldry? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific tradition? action
Learn Identification and teaching.
Education.
Identify
Identification.
Identify
Identification.
- How can deer species be identified by size, antlers, coat and range? action
- Which references are standard? provenance
Teach
Teaching.
Teach
Teaching.
- How can deer biology be taught? action
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should each major species be a separate entry?
- How should wildlife agencies be linked?
- How should identification guides be linked?