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GREY BROCKET-DEER Mazama gouazoupira
This little deer is the most commonly encountered of the Paraguayan deer, and unfortunately a favourite with hunters! Recently killed individuals are often seen hung up for sale along the Ruta Trans-Chaco. It is an inhabitant of semi-open scrubby country and dry forest. Like other deer males grow and shed their antlers annually. In this species and other Brocket-Deer the antlers are simple, lacking the branch like structure (bifurcations) of other species.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPMAM1001PHI) Adult male, Cerro León, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith July 2011).
FIGURE 2 - (FPMAM565PH) Adult female, Itaipú Zoo, Hernandarias, Departamento Alto Paraná (Agatha Boveda undated).
FIGURE 3 - (FPMAM1084PH) Adult female, PN Defensores del Chaco, Departamento Alto Paraguay (Hugo del Castillo 2012).
FIGURE 4 - (FPMAM566PH) Adult female, location unknown (Alberto Esquivel undated).
FIGURE 5 - (FPMAM567PH) Same individual rear view (Alberto Esquivel undated).
FIGURE 6 - (FPMAM568PH) Same individual (Alberto Esquivel undated).
FIGURE 7 - (FPMAM569PH) Adult female Central Chaco Lagoons Area, Cuenca Upper Yacaré Sur (Paul Smith July 2006).
FIGURE 8 - (FPMAM570PH) Juvenile, Zoologico Juan XXIII, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith June 2007).
FIGURE 9 - (FPMAM1002PH) Subadult male taking refuge from floods, Fortín Patria, Departamento Alto Paraguay (Paul Smith July 2011).
FIGURE 10 - (FPMAM1160PH) Leucistic adult, Atinguy, Departamento Misiones (Paul Smith August 2013).
FIGURE 11 - (FPMAM571PH) Rear view of skull, museum PN Teniente Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith July 2006).
VIDEO A - (FPMAM572VI) Adult female, Bahía Negra, Departamento Alto Paraguay (Paul Smith September 2006).
VIDEO B - (FPMAM891VI) Adult male, Near Tte Picco, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith September 2010).
VIDEO C - (FPMAM997VI) Same individual as (FPMAM1001PH) (Paul Smith July 2011).
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Grey Brocket-Deer Mazama gouazoupira
Upper row male DORSAL (FPMAM1090PH); VENTRAL (FPMAM1091PH); LATERAL (FPMAM1092PH)
Lower row female DORSAL (FPMAM998PH); VENTRAL (FPMAM999PH); LATERAL (FPMAM1000PH)