BARKING DEER
A free-ranging barking deer made its way to Delhi's Yamuna Biodiversity Park (YBP), becoming the second recent unlikely guest from the wild after a leopard.
Habitat
"Barking deer or 'kankar' are found in thick forest and prefer living either in a pair or isolation unlike other deer.
Other characteristics
- Only males have antlers
- Oldest of the deer family, barking deer are extremely shy
- Hard to spot and nocturnal in nature.