What’s a Muntjac?

In our Noah’s Pals collection, there’s one animal pair with a funny name that invariably leads to the same question…

“What’s a Muntjac?”

They are the oldest known species of deer and live in Southeast Asia. Muntjacs are sometimes called “Barking Deer” because they are known for their peculiar barking that can last for many hours.

Males sport small antlers that they shed in the Spring and regrow by the Fall. The females have bony knobs on their foreheads. Muntjacs are mostly solitary creatures and do not like people. They are fond of lots of types of vegetation, from grasses to fruits.

In our collection, we decided to make Mark + Michelle “Giant” Muntjacs. The adjective refers to their size compared to other members of the Muntjac family. In reality, they are pretty small… They are about the size of a large dog!