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(66,035 posts) Tue Aug 27, 2024, 01:08 PM Aug 27

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Chinese water deer, a species of deer that evolved fangs instead of antler (Original Post) tblue37 Aug 27 OP

Get out the garlic! grumpyduck Aug 27 #1

A Saber toothed Bambi... magicarpet Aug 27 #2

Thank you for posting this! crosinski Aug 27 #3

This is probably totally 100% off base ... soldierant Aug 27 #4

Thoughtful post. North Shore Chicago Aug 28 #5

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1. Get out the garlic!

Tue Aug 27, 2024, 01:14 PM

Aug 27

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2. A Saber toothed Bambi...

Tue Aug 27, 2024, 01:59 PM

Aug 27

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3. Thank you for posting this!

Tue Aug 27, 2024, 07:47 PM

Aug 27

I’m seventy, have always loved animals and love reading about them, but I have NEVER heard of a deer with FANGS! I wonder why they evolved them.

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4. This is probably totally 100% off base ...

Tue Aug 27, 2024, 10:10 PM

Aug 27

but it did occur to me that if they lived in wetalnds, more potential enemies might be below them than above them.

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5. Thoughtful post.

Wed Aug 28, 2024, 04:49 AM

Aug 28