Brocket Deer

📸 Photo by Kristof Zyskowski, licensed under CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Shy red brocket deer slips between tree roots in Amazon and Andean foothill forests. Its chestnut coat and tiny antlers keep it hidden. At dawn and dusk it browses fruit and leaves, quietly scattering seeds that help the jungle renew itself.

Habitat: The Brocket Deer can be found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French-guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-and-tobago, Venezuela