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  Southern pudu
The southern pudu is considered vulnerable by the IUCN (1996).
Behaviour of pudu (Pudu puda (Molina)) in captivity (Mammalia, Cervidae).
Dwindling and endangered ungulates of Chile: Vicuna, Lama, Hippocamelus, and Pudu.
www.ultimateungulate.com /Artiodactyla/Pudu_puda.html   (404 words)

  
 BobHarris.com - Pudu
This site's mascot, the pudu (actual species name: pudu pudu) is the world's tiniest deer, a two-foot-tall little ungulate with big wide eyes and a body that resembles a Vienna sausage balanced on four wobbly toothpicks.
The footage is the work of Fauna Andina, a private organization that works for the conservation and protection of Chilean wildlife, with reproduction and rescue centers tending to all manner of beasties.
The Zebudu is a cross between a horse, a pedestrian walkway, two pudus, and a UPC scanner.
www.bobharris.com /content/blogcategory/70/99   (3168 words)

  
  Pudu
The pudu (Pudu pudu), considered to be the world's smallest deer, is a native of South America.
There are two groups of pudu, the northern, which stands about 18 inches (46 cm) at the shoulder, and the southern, which averages between 14 to 16 inches (36 to 41 cm).
It is able to climb trees, and often climbs bamboo stalks to escape predators and eat the leaves.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/pu/Pudu.html   (79 words)

  
 Minnesota Zoo/Animals/Tropics Trail
Description: The Pudu is the smallest of the deer species.
It is characterized by a low-slung body, and thick, short legs with slender hooves.
Pudu have spikelike antlers less than 4 inches long that they shed annually and tusks do not occur in the upper jaw.
www.mnzoo.com /animals/tropics_trail/pudu_1.asp   (58 words)

  
 Comparative Placentation
The pudu, a South American deer, is the smallest deer and, because of its similarity to brocket deer, these two species have sometimes been grouped together.
Pudus are also reported to be susceptible to hoof and mouth disease.
(Acarina: Ixodidae) a parasite of the deer, Pudu pudu (Wol.), in Chile.
medicine.ucsd.edu /cpa/pudu.html   (1787 words)

  
 * News @Guelph *   (Site not responding. Last check: )
George Bubenik, Zoology, is collaborating with Eugenia Reyes of the University of Conception in Chile to study the physiology and reproduction of the pudu, a small animal important to the country's forest ecosystem.
And as the pudus make their way through these tunnels, their tough skin snags a variety of berries, providing food for themselves and other animals, while dispersing seeds throughout the forest.
In the male pudu, they have looked at the function of the thyroid gland, which regulates nutrition and metabolism, and the adrenal gland, which is involved in stress response.
www.uoguelph.ca /atguelph/00-05-24/articles/pudu.html   (552 words)

  
 Chile's ecosystem: more than a deer memory   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Eugenia Reyes from the University of Conception in Chile to study the physiology and reproduction of the pudu (Pudu puda) -- a small animal important to the country's forest ecosystem.
Bubenik says the survival of the pudu is essential for the sustainability of the forest ecosystem in Chile.
In the male pudu, they=ve looked at the function of the thyroid gland, which regulates nutrition and metabolism, and the adrenal gland, which is involved in stress response.
www.uoguelph.ca /research/news/articles/2000/chiles_ecosystem_more_than_deer_memory.shtml   (656 words)

  
 Southern Pudu
The Southern Pudu is the smallest of all the deer species, and is one of the smallest of the ungulates.
It is similar in appearance to the Northern Pudu, the main physical differenace being that the Southern Pudu is smaller.
The Southern Pudu is found in South America, where it has a more southerly range than the Northern Pudu and is found in the southern Andes of Chile and Argentina.
www.worlddeer.org /southernpudu.html   (318 words)

  
 Pudu
Malaysia > Wilayah Persekutuan > Kuala Lumpur > Postcode 55000 > Jln Ru (pudu)
36, jalan pudu, kuala lumpur Jalan Pudu, 55100 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia.
Jalan Pudu Ulu (Jalan Pudu Hulu), 56100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
www.dromoz.com /search/?p=Pudu   (1006 words)

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