Pampas Deer

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The Pampas Deer venado de las Pampas or guazu ti'i, Ozotocerus bezoarticus, is a deer species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay.

Pampas deers live only in open habitats, like Pampas and Cerrado. They are brown colored when adults. Adult males have narrow antlers with two or three branches and they also have scent glands on their hooves to mark their territories. Fawns are spotted.

It's considered to be a vulnerable species, according to CITES, appendix I.

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