munt·jac
| \ ˈmən(t)-ˌjak
, ˈmən-ˌchak \
, ˈmən-ˌchak \
Definition of muntjac
: any of a genus (Muntiacus) of small deer of southeastern Asia with an alarm call similar to the bark of a dog and having in the male elongated, downward-pointing upper canine teeth which protrude from the lip and short, usually unbranched, pointed antlers : barking deer
Would-be predators risk flesh-ripping tusks, or long canine teeth, which extend an inch or two from muntjacs' mouths.— Noel Vietmeyer A muntjac or barking deer, was found in the Vu Quang Preserve in Nghe Tinh Province, Vietnam.— Tom Hilchey
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According to The Independent, farmers will be compensated about $88 per porcupine; $84 per civet cat; $11 per kilogram of bamboo rat; $17 per kilogram of cobra, king rattle or rat snakes; and $345 per wild goose or Chinese muntjac deer.
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Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com, "China to Offer Buy-Outs to Farmers Raising Exotic Animals for Human Consumption: Report," 19 May 2020
For instance, the giant muntjac wasn't officially recorded in scientific literature until 1994, just two years after the saola was announced.
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John Wenz, Popular Mechanics, "Missing for 30 Years, a Rare Deer Species Is Rediscovered in Vietnam," 11 Nov. 2019
In spite of the recent large-antlered muntjac sighting, researchers are worried about the animal’s viability.
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Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, "Rare Sighting of Small, Critically Endangered Deer Reported in Vietnam," 26 May 2018
The large-antlered muntjac, a small species of deer that dwells in the Annamite mountains of Vietnam and Laos, is dangling dangerously close to extinction.
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Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, "Rare Sighting of Small, Critically Endangered Deer Reported in Vietnam," 26 May 2018
First described in 1994, the large-antlered muntjac has a shoulder height of about 26 inches and typically weighs between 66 and 100 pounds.
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Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, "Rare Sighting of Small, Critically Endangered Deer Reported in Vietnam," 26 May 2018
WILDLIFE MEDLEY: Authorities seized 350 pounds of meat from wild pig , red muntjac deer, slow loris, and jungle cat, as well as a live Bengal monitor lizard from the Strung Treng market in northeastern Cambodia, says The Phnom Penh Post.
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Scott Buckel, National Geographic, "Crime Blotter: Pythons, Wolf Carcasses, and More," 14 Feb. 2016
Rows of gray solar panels range over about 25 acres, turning sunlight into electricity, as dog-size muntjac deer hop by.
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Stanley Reed, New York Times, "Batteries That Make Use of Solar Power, Even in the Dark," 3 Nov. 2016
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“Muntjac.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muntjac. Accessed 12 Apr. 2021.
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