Meet the muntjac deer, nature’s glandular wonder Muntjacs also known as the barking deer or rib-faced deer, are small deer of the genus Muntiacus native to South Asia and Southeast Asia. This diminutive deer has glands that can open so wide; they can actually turn inside out! There’s one standout reason why muntjacs have captured people’s attention and become a viral sensation: the inflating glands on their face. Growing and swelling like balloons filling with air, these peculiar features are ac

Known as the Reeves’s muntjac, this small deer species doesn’t follow the typical antlered-deer playbook. Instead of growing impressive headgear, the males sprout downward-pointing tusks — actually elongated upper canines. They use them like daggers during territorial fights, slashing at rivals in skirmishes that look more like vampire duels than deer sparring. Native to China and Taiwan, Reeves’s muntjacs were introduced to the UK in the early 20th century and quickly went wild. Today, they’re

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