Indian muntjac 10 cm (3-4 inches) long, that protrude from long body hair-covered pedicels above the eyes. Females have tufts of fur and small bony knobs instead of antlers. Males also have elongated (2 - 4 cm), slightly curved,upper canines. These canines can be used in male-male conflicts and inflict serious injury. The body length of muntjacs varies from 89-135 cm and height ranges from 40 - 65 cm. The muntjacs, unique among the deer, have large, obvious facial (pre-orbital, in front of the eyes) scent glands used to mark territories or females. Males have larger glands than females.. The Indian muntjac
Bucca (mythological creature) in Cornish tin mines, granting wishes in exchange for food (see knockers). Bucca (mythological creature) Bucca is a male sea-spirit in Cornish folklore - a merman- that inhabited mines and coastal communities as a hobgoblin during storms. The mythological creature is a type of water spirit likely related to the Púca from Irish and Welsh folklore and the female mari-morgans - a type of mermaid from Welsh and Breton mythology. Rev W. S. Lach-Szyrma, one 19th-century writer on Cornish antiquities, suggested the Bucca had originally been an ancient pagan deity of the sea such as Irish Nechtan or British Nodens,