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 value, and the animal is much sought after by natives and slaughtered for this reason.

This little deer is very sure-footed, and gets over the ground, considering his peculiar mode of progression, in a wonderful manner. They usually emit a queer kind of hissing noise when

alarmed, and make off in bounds, jumping along on all four feet. The musk deer is a forest lover, and is found in summer from about 7000 feet (according to aspect) upwards to near, or above, the tree limit. In the early morning you may find him out on grassy slopes (or on the snow at high elevations), and there are some such grassy spots at fairly low levels in this region (about