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Gray Brocket
Mazama gouazoubira | Fischer, 1814
PHOTO: Property of Native / Embrapa
Characteristics: Species measuring about 1m in length and standing 68 to 70cm tall. It has a cinnamon color and a horn that is straight and pointed like a dagger, measuring approximately 12cm in length.
Distribution: Throughout Brazil.
Habitat: Savannas and thin forests.
Habits: Diurnal, terrestrial, and usually living a solitary life, but occasionally seen in pairs. Smart and treacherous, when hunted it usually runs around and goes back on the same trail, leaving bewildered dogs unable to find an exit at the end of track; it may also run by places frequented by cattle, chickens, and pets to confuse its scent with that of these animals.
Diet: Herbivorous, feeding on fruits, flowers, grasses, fungi, legumes, and other shrubs or herbs.
Breeding: The gestation period is about 280 days, and they have 1 fawn.
In the UFRA area: This mammal was distributed in only three habitats in organic sugarcane fields, wetlands with riparian forests, and native forests, where it was seen most of the times.