#Taruca

[losttimpactt]

A new viewpoint on antlers reveals the evolutionary history of deer (Cervidae, Mammalia)

fullview recommended!

something i've wanted to do for a while now. i've scoured the internet for something like this and can't find anything that compares all the different types of antlers together. except one recent study on their evolution, which is also very interesting on its own! i simplified it to provide a visual reference, while still trying to be scientifically accurate. some things differ between this and trophy scoring terminology like where the beam is and whatnot, so if something looks weird that's why.

small additional note, this study and others provide a lot of evidence that eld's deer should be in their own genus as it doesn't appear similar enough to barasingha and schomburgk's deer. however this doesn't seem to be adapted anywhere yet, so they're still in Rucervus for this guide.

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Taruca

This South American deer has only two tines on it's antlers even fully grown, and it's location in the Andes Mountains combined with it's large fluffy body make it look similar to an alpine-enjoying antelope.

Males tend to have a distinctive black mask of pigment with a V-shape mark going down it's snout. Males also have sharp canine teeth.

Taruca enjoy high altitudes and the patchy grasses and shrubs that grow there. When they do descend from the mountains they may intermingle with the whitetail deer of Peru, but they rarely ever go lower then 4,000ft elevation.

These deer like to socialize with others but don't stick in specific herds, changing between groups as they please. These groups are not separated by sex, unlike several other deer species.

[crepuscularray]

Deercember Day Nineteen: Taruca Deer | Dusting of Snow

The taruca (Hippocamelus antisensis)—also known as the Peruvian guemal, north Andean deer, north Andean huemul, northern huemul, or northern guemal—is a mid-sized deer species that inhabits the high regions of the Andes mountains in South America. Tarucas are found only in the Andes mountains, from central Peru, through Bolivia and extreme north-eastern Chile, and into northern Argentina. The common name taruca means "deer" in both the Quechua and Aymara languages, though these are not interrelated. Tarucas are mainly found on rocky slopes, queñual forests, and puna grasslands near glacial lakes at high-altitude mountain terrains. Despite living in grasslands, the taruca feeds mainly on the local bushes, shrubs, and herbs for much of the year, but supplements this diet with grasses during the rainy season. Unlike other South American deer, except for the closely-related huemul, the antlers consist of just two tines which branch from the base, and with the posterior tine being the larger. Males also possess canine teeth in their upper jaw, which females usually, but not always, lack. More information here.

References: Deer and Grass, Mountains.

[inatungulates]

Taruca Hippocamelus antisensis

Observed by larsonek, CC-BY-NC

[nejitenotp]

Ok, don't hate me, but I think Tamruca would honestly be a bomb couple...

[Tam and Maruca, since I haven't seen a ship name for them yet]

[velochor]

Grarrrr this app is super cute first post or whatever

Ref of my pookie sona 😈😈😛😼 Taruca

[sslowdeathh]

Requested by anonymous, but also being submitted for @dwllie's event.

Florence. Musk. Clara. Doe. Ivy. Cat. Joy. Soffit. Corina. Ethylene. Dear. Toluene. Fascia. Dermis. Niacin. Muscle. Adipose. Fauna. Nerve. Syringe. Cervid. Stitch. Fawn. Medic. Juniper. Oxy. Codeine. Morphia. Taruca. Morpheus. Antidote. Bandage. Flora. Vicodin. Serene. Anodyne. Ethanol. Rose.

Med medic (medicine, medical). Stitch stitches. Deer deers. Syr syringe. Band bandage. Nu nur nurse. Sur surgeon. Flow flower. Heal health. Rem remedy. Neur neuro (neurology). Doc doctor. IV IV's. Phar pharmac (pharmacy, pharmacist, pharmaceutical). Psych psyche (psycho, psychology. Only to be used by "psychopaths"). Phys physio. Bio biology. ( 🫁 , 💉, 🩹, 🩺 , 🌡️ , 💊 , many many emojis could work. )

The (nurse, doctor, other medical titles). Dr. (name). The medical professional. She who draws blood. She who cares for all. The favourite nurse. The ( RN, LPN, nurse practitioner, SO many nurse & doctor related titles that could work here. Do some research, and see what you resonate with the most :-] )

[miracles-and-butterflies]

In occult AU, which species/creatures the Madrigals are?

Pedro - Centaur

Alma - Vampire

Julieta - Human

Pepa - Siren

Bruno - Siren

Isabela - Dryad

Dolores - Gorgon

Luisa - Werewolf

Camilo - Werewolf

Mirabel - Human

Antonio - Faun

Additional notes under cut.

Pedro’s centaur half is specifically a paso fino horse.

Alma has been a vampire since birth; she was born that way. (Vampires and werewolves can be both genetic or you become one via bite).

Julieta is, yes, a human. As is anyone not mentioned. But she is a practicing witch from a high-class witch family.

Pepa’s fish half is specifically a lionfish.

Bruno’s fish half is specifically a mandarin fish.

Luisa was a human. However, was attacked by a werewolf and became one.

Camilo has been a werewolf since birth; comes from a very large pack. No, it was not him or his family who attacked Luisa.

Mirabel was a human, but she’s dead. She’s an angel.

Antonio’s faun half is specifically a taruca.

[mothmiso]

The Altiplano (2) (3) (4) (5) by Panegyrics of Granovetter

Via Flickr:

(1) (5) Lagunillas lake. (2) Fluffy alpacas. (4) A roadside sighting of a taruca, an elusive north Andean deer species.     

[hermaphrodog]

Unnecessary otherkin sideblog, main is sirenium (link)

basics: I support contradictory labels, endo systems, etc. I am queer and neurodivergent. Before you come after me for my username, I am intersex and reclaim the h-slur. More on my identity outside of alterhumanity is in my main's pinned post.

Why did I make this blog? So I can have a blog for purely otherkin related content. I may still use the other one for this stuff as well. Now with that out of the way, it's time for the comically long explanation of my alterhuman identity, featuring every single creature that I have been connected to at one point or another.

I am a polymorph, which causes my kintype list to look like this as a lot of these are forms: Borzoi, Border collie, Blue brindle pit bull, Coyote, Coastal wolf, Doberman, Dhole, German shepherd, Ibizan hound, Maned wolf, Norwegian elkhound, Silken windhound, Werewolf, Asian golden cat, Bombay cat, Bengal tiger, Black footed cat, Cougar, Cheetah, Oriental shorthair, Ocelot, Serval, Sphinx, Basking shark, Bull shark, Black-tipped reef shark, Greenland shark, Lemon shark, Leopard shark, Whale shark, Chital deer, Caribou deer, Sika deer, Taruca deer, Thorold's deer, White tail deer, Alternate (Mandela Catalogue), Bearded vulture, Black bear, Bracken (Lethal Company),Coconut octopus, Golden-capped fruit bat, Genet, Giant isopod, Incubus, Irken (Invader Zim), Kitty (Backrooms), Lynel (Legend of Zelda), Leafeon (Pokemon), Loot bug (Lethal Company), Naegleria Fowleri (commonly: brain eating amoeba), Orca, Opossum, Rook, Raccoon, Sylveon (Pokemon), Striped hyena, Spotted hyena, Vampire, Vulture bee, and Zonai (Legend of Zelda: Tears of The Kingdom).

again, a lot of these are simply forms I have taken, though others stick with me more than a face I will occasionally wear. For example, when I say I'm canine therian my mind always goes to being a doberman and a german shepherd, occasionally a coyote or a maned wolf. That does not mean I do not see myself in the others, it only means that those seem to be the most prevalent.

I am a polymorphic god specifically, meaning my polymorphism and godhood are linked. In fact, I am a god of polymorphism. As for being a vampire, my vampirism feels physical and as though it has very much carried over into this body. These things are part of my base identity as nonhuman, and so is being canine therian. As you can probably guess, my alterhumanity is highly complicated and often confusing, as I'll feel like, say, a bearded vulture one moment and a cheetah the next. It can feel unstable and chaotic. I don't have the luxury of a more stable and simple nonhuman identity, nor do I really want to. Because in finding this chaos, I have found myself.

yeah. anyways no DNI but I block literal bigots and assholes here for the sole purpose of being assholes at light speed.

[np-art-work]

Taruca - friends OC

[crepuscularray]

Deercember Day Twenty: Huemul | Windswept Pines

The huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus)—also known as the south Andean deer, southern guemal, south Andean huemul, southern huemul, or Chilean huemul or güemul—is an endangered species of deer native to the mountains of Argentina and Chile. Along with the taruca, it is one of the two deer in the Hippocamelus genus and ranges across the high mountainsides and cold valleys of the Andes. While it was previously found over much of southwestern South America, the current status of the huemul is critical. Numbers in Argentina were estimated at 350–600, in fragmented groups, as of 2005. The huemul is part of Chile's national coat of arms and is a National Natural Monument since 2006. The huemul is well-adapted to broken, difficult terrain with a stocky build and short legs. Males also have a distinctive black "face mask", which curves into an elongated heart-shape surrounding a forehead of the principal brown colour. Unusually for a dimorphic ungulate, research has shown huemul will congregate in mixed-sex groups, and the length of time spent inter-mixing increases with group size. The farther the animals are from rocky slopes the larger the size of observed groups, suggesting predation rates are lowest on slopes and greatest in open areas such as valley bottoms. This deer ranges across a variety of often difficult habitats. It usually prefers open periglacial scrubland, low bluffs, and other rocky areas, as well as upland forests and forest-borders. One study of coastal fjord populations found males and juveniles preferred periglacial grassland; females were mainly found on bluffs, and fawns exclusively so. More information here.

References: Deer, Trees and Background.

[spiraledfaun]

I think you're most like the taruca deer

Ooooh the Peruvian one? Let's see here...

They're adorable 🥺🥺🥺 definitely a contender, tho I'm not sure it checks all my cervine boxes~ those antlers are teensy n cute thoooo

Which Deer Am I?

[andean-deer]

Taruka (Hippocamelus antisensis) buck near Puina. by Mónica San-Cristóbal of Asociacion Armonia

[manessha545]

Huascarán National Park- Cordillera Blanca

Situated in the Cordillera Blanca, the world's highest tropical mountain range, Mount Huascarán rises to 6,768 m above sea-level. The deep ravines watered by numerous torrents, the glacial lakes and the variety of the vegetation make it a site of spectacular beauty. It is the home of such species as the spectacled bear and the Andean condor.

Cordillera Blanca

Mountain range in Peru

Beauty of mount Huandoy, Cordillera Blanca, Ancash, Peru

The Cordillera Blanca is a mountain range in Peru that is part of the larger Andes range and extends for 200 kilometres between 8°08' and 9°58'S and 77°00' and 77°52'W, in a northwesterly direction. It includes several peaks over 6,000 metres high and 722 individual glaciers. 

Elevation: 6,768 m, Highest point: Huascaran, Mountain range: Andes, Country: Peru, Length: 180 km (110 mi) N-S, Coordinates: 9°07′17″S 77°36′32″W / 9.12139°S 77.60889°W, Region: Ancash

Huascarán National Park

Mount Huascarán, landmark and namesake of Huascarán National Park

Huascarán National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Huascarán) is a Peruvian national park that comprises most of the mountain range known as Cordillera Blanca (the world's highest tropical mountain range) which is part of the central Andes, in the region of Ancash. The park covers an area of 340,000 hectares (840,000 acres) and is managed by the Peruvian Network of Protected Natural Areas, or SERNANP (Servicio Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas). It was designated as a World Heritage Site in 1985 by UNESCO, is also a well-known mountaineering spot, and harbors a unique biodiversity with plant species such as the Queen of the Andes, trees of the genera Polylepis and Buddleja, and animals such as spectacled bears, condors, vicunas, and tarucas.

Huascarán National Park - Wikipedia

Huascaran National Park, Cordillera Blanca, Peru

[frozenvepar]

I’ve got a couple of Faun adopts up over on DA - click the link to take a look :D