A genus containing the père David's deer, an endangered species with long fangs and branching antlers, native to China.
From Greek elaphē (deer) plus the Latin masculine singular ending -us, creating a formal genus name. Named by zoologists to formally classify this remarkable and unique deer.
Père David's deer is so weird it was named by a French missionary botanist—it has long fangs, unusual antlers, and webbed feet, making it seem like nature mixed together several different animals!
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