. The deer of all lands; a history of the family Cervidæ living and extinct. Deer; Deer, Fossil; Cervidae; Cervidae, Fossil. Mule-Deer 273 They also trot well. A mule-deer with a broken hind-leg is capable of wonderful speed downhill, and should a fore-leg be broken, a fast horse must gallop to catch it on level ground. In horizontal leaping these deer surpass all animals with which I am acquainted, and for ability to traverse a rough country there is little to choose between them and their neighbours the mountain-sheep. On the other hand, when frequenting the fenced. Fig. 72.—Obli que view of
. The deer of all lands; a history of the family Cervidæ living and extinct. Deer; Deer, Fossil; Cervidae; Cervidae, Fossil. Mule-Deer 273 They also trot well. A mule-deer with a broken hind-leg is capable of wonderful speed downhill, and should a fore-leg be broken, a fast horse must gallop to catch it on level ground. In horizontal leaping these deer surpass all animals with which I am acquainted, and for ability to traverse a rough country there is little to choose between them and their neighbours the mountain-sheep. On the other hand, when frequenting the fenced. Fig. 72.—Obli que view of Head of Mule-Deer. (Rowland Ward, Records of Big G/itne.} pastures of deserted ranches, for which they have a great inclination, they invariably crawl under, or squeeze through the wires instead of jumping over them. They are very similar to range-horses in their habits, and the herds, small or large, will frequent a tract of about ten miles in diameter, watering at the same place every day if left undisturbed. Like mountain- sheep, they love to lie sheltered from the wind, on the narrow ledges of the high buttes, commanding the view all round, except to windward, from 2 N. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Lydekker, Richard, 1849-1915. London, R. Ward, limited
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