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
A Gentle Creature A Gentle Creature "A Gentle Creature" (), sometimes also translated as "The Meek One", is a short story by Fyodor Dostoyevsky in 1876. The piece comes with the subtitle of "A Fantastic Story", and it chronicles the relationship between a pawnbroker and a girl that frequents his shop. The story was inspired by a news report that Dostoyevsky read in April 1876 about the suicide of a seamstress. Dostoyevsky referred to it as a "meek suicide" that "keeps haunting you for a long time." The story opens with the narrator in a frenzy about an apparent tragedy that has just