The throat, chin and underside of the tail are white. The subspecies living on Taiwan is darker and richer in color than the mainland China species. Bark Worse Than Its Bite Muntjacs are constantly alert and on the lookout for predators. A muntjac can bark for an hour or more, warning all types of animals of the presence of a predator such as a leopard, tiger or python. It is believed that barking also enables deer to identify themselves to other deer, and is possibly used by males to communicate during rutting season.
Muntjac use their extremely long tongue to reach many of their favorite foods.
Reeves' muntjac can be viewed at the Asian Marsh exhibit in the Tropical Asia. The patient observer may be rewarded with a view of this tiny deer moving through the exhibit's deep foliage. While waiting for a view of the muntjac, observers can also see graceful demoiselle cranes from south central Asia, colorful red breasted geese, Indian spot billed ducks and bar-headed geese which migrate between central Asian mountains and India. Muntjacs are hunted for their meat and skins and are considered pests in some areas because they destroy trees by ripping off the bark. With approximately 650,000 individuals alone in China, the Reeves' muntjac is not listed as endangered.