{"id":19093,"date":"2026-05-30T12:00:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T06:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=19093"},"modified":"2026-05-30T14:58:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T09:28:37","slug":"hog-deer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/hog-deer\/","title":{"rendered":"Hog Deer"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Hog Deer Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Chief Minister of Assam brought to light a rare albino hog deer sighting in Kaziranga National Park.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Hog Deer<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It gets its <\/span><b>name from the hog-like manner<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in which it runs through the forests with its head hung low.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>solitary creature<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> but sometimes spotted feeding in small groups in open fields when food there is plentiful.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Habitat<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It appears to <\/span><b>prefer dense forests;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> however, they are often observed in clearings, grasslands and <\/span><b>occasionally wet grasslands.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This variation is usually associated with time of year and food distribution.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distribution<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a native <\/span><b>geographic range throughout India,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> including the Himalayan foothill zone and <\/span><b>Southeast Asia, including Burma and Thailand.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Humans have introduced free-ranging populations of this deer in <\/span><b>Sri Lanka, Australia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the United States, including Texas, Florida, and Hawaii.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Characteristics<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the most part it is <\/span><b>sedentary and does not migrate.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Males tend to be territorial and <\/span><b>mark their territory<\/b> <b>with glandular secretions.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This species <\/span><b>exhibits sexual dimorphism.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The females are slightly smaller than males and lack antlers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Conservation status<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>IUCN:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Endangered<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Wildlife Protection Act 1972:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Scheduled I.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/lifestyle\/pets-animals\/assam-cm-albino-hog-deer-sighting-kaziranga-10709936\/lite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hog deer is a solitary creature but sometimes spotted feeding in small groups in open fields when food there is plentiful. 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