Brief Particulars of The Three Species
- Breeding and gestation period (conception to birth)
Female Eld's deer are generally found alone or in pairs with their young, but during the mating season, females and their young gather in herds of up to 50 individuals. Males also move around singly except during mating season. When rutting takes place, males compete with each other to gain control of a harem of females with which they can then mate. After a long gestation period, normally a single calf is born. The young have white spots at birth which fade away as they grow; they are weaned at seven months of age, and become sexually mature from 18 months of age onwards. The gestation period for three species is 220 to 240 days, with bithing occurring:.
- For Manipur deer, between October and end of December
- For the Burmese thamin, between October and November
- For the siamensis deer in Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia, between October and November
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