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Also Known As	roebuck • Capreolus

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Roe deer buck (Capreolus capreolus) with small antlers standing in a grassy field in Slovakia, looking toward the camera.

roe deer shedding velvet

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European roe deer Siberian roe deer Capreolinae brocket

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