Andean giant deer (SciiFii)

The Patagonian giant deer (Morenelaphus brachyceros), also known as the Andean elk, is a species of deer that that originally lived in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay during the Late Pleistocene and was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and introduced throughout the open forests, grasslands, foothills, open woodlands, savannas and marshlands across South America to help boost biodiversity. They are found throughout Patagonia, Argentina, Peru, Bolivia and Chile, although they have been introduced to North America for sports hunting.
The Andean giant deer are one of the largest species, about the size of the Irish elk (Megaloceros giganteus). The Andean giant deer lives in large herds usually consists of 500 members in a single herd and often migrate to search for new feeding grounds and are sometimes known to migrate with other herbivores such as wild horses, guanacos, feral water buffaloes, etc. The stags use their large antlers to fight for mating rights.
The Andean giant deer has a variety of predators such as jaguars, smilodons, cougars, although packs of dholes, wild dogs, hyenas and pampas hunting dogs are known to prey upon them. The conservation status of the Andean giant deer is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts and the Andean giant deer's wide range.
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