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How many babies does a Bawean deer have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Bawean deers are in a litter?

A Bawean deer (Axis kuhlii) usually gives birth to around 1 babies.With 1 litters per year, that sums up to a yearly offspring of 1 babies.

Each of those little ones spend around 227 days as a fetus before they are released into the wild. Upon birth, they weight 3.16 kg (6.96 lbs) and measure 9 cm (0′ 4″). They are a member of the Cervidae family (genus: Axis). An adult Bawean deer grows up to a size of 1.38 meter (4′ 7″).

To have a reference: Humans obviously usually have a litter size of one ;). Their babies are in the womb of their mother for 280 days (40 weeks) and reach an average size of 1.65m (5′ 5″). They weight in at 62 kg (137 lbs), which is obviously highly individual, and reach an average age of 75 years.

The average litter size of a Bawean deer is 1

The Bawean deer (Hyelaphus kuhlii), also known as Kuhl’s hog deer or Bawean hog deer, is a highly threatened species of deer found only in the island of Bawean (Gresik Regency) in Indonesia.A typical height for males of 60–70 cm has been reported. Males have three-tined antlers.Their fawns are spotted at birth, which separates them from the best known western population of the hog deer (H. porcinus).Due to ongoing habitat loss, small population size and limited range, the Bawean deer is evaluated as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is listed on Appendix I of CITES. It has few natural enemies except for birds of prey and large snakes such as pythons.

Other animals of the family Cervidae

Bawean deer is a member of the Cervidae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Bawean deer

Those animals also give birth to 1 babies at once:

Animals with the same weight as a Bawean deer

What other animals weight around 55 kg (121.25 lbs)?

Animals with the same size as a Bawean deer

Also reaching around 1.38 meter (4′ 7″) in size do these animals: