Deer

Watch: Deer narrowly survives sudden attack by alligator while drinking water from river

The deer jumped aside as the crocodile sprang out of the water and rushed at it, ready to snag the poor animal with his enormous jaws.

What is Florida's Python challenge? Why is it important?

Florida is desperate to remove Burmese pythons which are preying on deer, raccoons, possums and fox. Experts warn the pythons, if not eliminated, could wipe out entire populations of native species

How the swamp deer managed to return from the brink of extinction

The number of swamp deer has shot up from a mere 66 in 1970 to 1,100 in Madhya Pradesh

Red deers are evolving to give birth earlier because of warming climate

Female deers that gave birth earlier increase their chances of reproductive success they also have more babies.

Some animals pause their own pregnancies, but how they do it is still a mystery

More than 130 species of mammal can pause their pregnancies and it can last anywhere between a couple of days and 11 months.

China zoo plays matchmaker to philandering ram and docile doe

The ram-doe wedding ceremony in southwestern Yunnan province was broadcast live on Weibo.com on Tuesday. It made waves among the Chinese public with the scared deer sprinting all around in panic.