Factfile: Giant deer Also known as the Irish Elk, it was found across Europe and Western Asia, but became extinct more than 7,000 years ago The species had antlers which could grow up to 4.3m ...

The babirusa, also called the "deer-pig," lives in Indonesia. It is known for its unusual upward-curving tusks. The babirusa lives in forests and eats plants and small animals. It is a shy animal ...

“With the rival's head stuck in its antlers, it’s as if he is wearing a trophy.” If the deer is unable to shake off the severed head, it will have to survive until it sheds its antlers ...

But during the rut, buck deer going antlers to antlers sparring for the right to mate makes them more vulnerable to end up with holiday lights hanging from their racks. The state wildlife agency ...

With giant antlers and a head shaped like a horse, the Pere David's deer has a donkey's tail, hooves like a cow and webbed toes for swimming. Longleat has 10 and the fawn is the first to be born ...