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The butchered bones found in the cave were mostly an even mix of small ungulates (largely gazelle) and medium-sized ones (red deer, fallow deer, wild goats, and boar), with just a few larger game animals thrown in.—ArsTechnica, 18 July 2025 Many of Killarney’s wild landscapes have sat undisturbed for centuries, creating pristine habitats for a range of wildlife, like Ireland’s last surviving herd of wild red deer.—Andrea Bussell, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2025 The bones, which date back to an interglacial period in which Neanderthals lived, were from animals like red deer and horses, according to a study published on July 2 in Science Advances.—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2025 In the cave site on northern Malta, scientists found trace remnants of the roasted carcasses of red deer, tortoises and birds, as well as the remains of the marine life that once swarmed around Malta.—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for red deer
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