The Meaning and Symbol of Deer —— A Brief Introduction of Deer

1. Deer means beauty, love, health and strength. In ancient times, deer was also called sacred.

Deer were also regarded as sacred in ancient times. They believe that deer can bring people good luck, happiness and longevity. Those longevity gods ride sika deer. In Shang dynasty, deer bones were used for divination, and there were also inscriptions on antlers for yin deficiency. During the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the birds and beasts carved in this tomb were popular in Chu tombs, with real antlers on their heads, which formed the characteristics of Chu culture.

3. Cervidae is a family of mammals, Artiodactyla. They are horned ruminants of different sizes. They are distributed in Eurasia, Japan, Philippines, Indonesia, North America, South America and Southwest Africa. There are about 34 species in the world, and about 52 species belong to the genus *** 16.

4. Cervidae is characterized by hard forked horns. Generally, only males have 1 diagonal, while females have no horns. They are 0.75 ~ 2.90 meters long and weigh 9 ~ 800 kilograms.

5. Appearance features: sunken eye sockets and glands on the face; There are foot glands; No gallbladder. The body length is 0.75 ~ 2.90 meters and the weight is 9 ~ 800 kilograms. Stomach 4, ruminating. 32 to 34 teeth. Slender legs and good at running. Most species have horns, while species without horns have tusked upper canine teeth.