. Mammals of other lands;. Mammals. 250 THE LIVING ANIMALS OF THE WORLD. Wapiti. Wapiti are giants of the red deer group, carrying large antiers and often attaining i,ooo lbs. in weight. In America they are known as Elk. In recent years it has been discovered that wapiti are also denizens of certain parts of Asia. At least two sub-species — the Altai Wapiti and the Manchurian Wapiti — have thus far been identified. The former, some- times known as the Thian-shan Stag, is found in the forests of the Altai and Thian-shan Mountains, west of the Mon- golian Desert. Compared with its Amer- ican con
. Mammals of other lands;. Mammals. 250 THE LIVING ANIMALS OF THE WORLD. Wapiti. Wapiti are giants of the red deer group, carrying large antiers and often attaining i,ooo lbs. in weight. In America they are known as Elk. In recent years it has been discovered that wapiti are also denizens of certain parts of Asia. At least two sub-species — the Altai Wapiti and the Manchurian Wapiti — have thus far been identified. The former, some- times known as the Thian-shan Stag, is found in the forests of the Altai and Thian-shan Mountains, west of the Mon- golian Desert. Compared with its Amer- ican congener, it is inferior in stature, has shorter legs, a longer body, and pro- portionately larger antlers, though none have yet approached those of the longest American specimens. These splendid stags, of which living specimens have been maintained by the Duke of Bedford at Woburn, are captured alive by the Altai natives, and kept in domestication for the sake of their antlers, which are sold in China for purposes of medicine at as much as the value of ^50 apiece. The Manchurian Wapiti, or Lueh- DORF'S Stag, is a well-marked local race of the wapiti, which turns reddish in summer. It has received several names, and is well characterised by the form of its antlers. It has been kept alive in the Duke of Bedford's park at Woburn Abbey. It seems probable that the Siberian stags will eventually be referred to the wapiti group. Bokhara Deer A fine deer from Russian Turkestan is at present known as the BOKHARA Deer. It is said to resemble the shou of Northern Bhutan more than any other species, and, standing about 4 feet at the shoulder, is of an ashen-grey colour, tinged with yellow. A living specimen has been exhibited at Moscow, and it is believed that specimens in the collection of the Duke of Bedford belong to this form. SiKAS The SiKAS, as typified by the JAPANESE DEER, arc a group of deer of moderate size, distinguished from the preceding assemblage by antlers of simpler type
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