XX. Since the early 20th century only five new species of large mammals have been identified, but lately we have been informed about the “deer thief deer” in the Vu Kuang nature reserve in northern Vietnam. Yet scientists from the Vietnam Ministry of Forestry have not achieved this kind of live deer, but have analyzed 19 deer hunted.
Genetic analysis of leather samples (performed in Copenhagen) shows that thief deer is different from other nuns known to scientists. The new species found is 1.5 times larger and is estimated to weigh between 40 and 50 kilos.