Chester's philippine spotted deer

Jordan-Jaguar97 said:

From my last visit in September, I cannot remember Knowsley holding these.

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Currently holding Prince Alfred's/Philippine Spotted Deer

West Midlands, Chester, Colchester, Houghton Hall, Newquay and Shorelands.

The original Knowsley collection kept them.

As did London. The type specimen was deposited there in 1870 by Queen Victoria's second son, Prince Alfred, the Duke of Edinburgh. Presumably there was at least a pair, as four young were born there between 1871 and 1875.

bongorob said:

Currently holding Prince Alfred's/Philippine Spotted Deer

West Midlands, Chester, Colchester, Houghton Hall, Newquay and Shorelands.

The original Knowsley collection kept them.

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Edinburgh also keep the species.

IanRRobinson said:

One of the things that tells me I turned 50 this week is my inability to think of this species by any popular name other than Prince Alfred's Deer.

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I too always think of this species as Prince Alfred’s deer; I’m glad I’m not the only one.

Incidentally, the recent publication “Ungulate Taxonomy” (Groves and Grubb; 2011) gives Cervus alfredi the vernacular name Prince Alfred’s deer so maybe this name is coming back into use again.

(And I think that most German zoos still label this species as Prinz Alfred hirsch.)

IanRRobinson said:

As did London. The type specimen was deposited there in 1870 by Queen Victoria's second son, Prince Alfred, the Duke of Edinburgh. Presumably there was at least a pair, as four young were born there between 1871 and 1875.

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The type specimen, presented on 5th May 1870 by Prince Alfred, the Duke of Edinburgh, was a male.

A female Prince Alfred’s deer was received in April of the following year and the first youngster born in December 1871.