Today the attention is on Zuri the yellow-backed duiker and her Reeves's muntjac pals! These hoofstock animals can be found in the yard next to the red-ruffed lemur exhibit. Sometimes they can be hard to spot, so we wanted to give you an up-close view! #KeepLearningAlive #NaplesZoo | Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens

Known as the Reeves’s muntjac, this small deer species doesn’t follow the typical antlered-deer playbook. Instead of growing impressive headgear, the males sprout downward-pointing tusks — actually elongated upper canines. They use them like daggers during territorial fights, slashing at rivals in skirmishes that look more like vampire duels than deer sparring. Native to China and Taiwan, Reeves’s muntjacs were introduced to the UK in the early 20th century and quickly went wild. Today, they’re

IYONG ATTITUDE TALAGA NG MALILIIT EH, NO? 🤣 WATCH: A battle of epic proportions took place at a Polish zoo this month when a tiny muntjac deer took on a colossal Indian rhino and, seemingly, won. According to zookeepers, gentle giant Marusia treated the encounter as fun and games, but for miniscule Muntjac Dad, it was a fierce defence of his mate, Muntjac Mom, who is in heat. Marusia and the muntjacs—along with gibbons and rusty-spotted cats—share an enclosure in the zoo's Asia pavilion, mimick