#hemionus

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Indian wild ass Equus hemionus khur

Observed by kalyanvarma, CC BY

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A mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) makes its way through Canyonlands National Park, Utah, USA

by Ron Wolf

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Mule deer

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Columbian Black-tailed Deer (Piebald) | Milli Vedder

[oh-dear-so-queer]

A similar type of transgender is found among Mule Deer, where the animals are known as CACTUS BUCKS owing to the distinctive shape of their antlers (which sometimes have elaborate spikes, prongs, and asymmetrical growths).

"Biological Exuberance: Animal Homosexuality and Natural Diversity" - Bruce Bagemihl

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Female Mule Deer also sometimes mount each other when in heat; in addition, some does court other females using a chasing sequence known as RUSH COURTSHIP.

"Biological Exuberance: Animal Homosexuality and Natural Diversity" - Bruce Bagemihl

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Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus)

This must be what the inside of a snow globe looks like

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Rocky Mountain Mule Deer | Robert H Brealey

[oh-dear-so-queer]

The other type is a more complete form of intersexuality: the antlers are hard and polished, more closely resemble those of males in their branching structure, and may even be shed seasonally. These individuals usually combine both male and female sexual traits, such as having the genitalia and/or reproductive organs of both sexes, or partial organs of each sex, or chromosomes of one sex combined with the genitalia of another.

"Biological Exuberance: Animal Homosexuality and Natural Diversity" - Bruce Bagemihl

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Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus)

Kamloops, BC

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Rocky Mountain mule deer Odocoileus hemionus hemionus

Observed by samroom, CC BY-NC

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Woke up to some sort of majestic forest guardian in the field behind our place 🦌

(Black tailed deer, a subspecies of mule deer)

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California Mule Deer | Anne C Collins

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Rocky Mountain mule deer Odocoileus hemionus hemionus

Observed by johnkrampl, CC BY