Hair of poached Musk Deer
- 5 years ago
These Musk Deer were found poached inside the Nanda Devi Sanctuary, Uttarakhand, India.
Musk deer are artiodactyls of the genus Moschus, the only genus of family Moschidae.
The Musk perfume is now manufactured in the laboratory as Astrolide (Galaxolide equivalent) and one does not need to harvest Musk pods for the musk fragrance. The pod of the Musk Deer sells for tens of thousands of dollars by the kilogram, and it is rumoured that Chanel uses it for its popular perfume Chanel No. 5. It has not been proved as although Wilderness Films India research in the past has found strong evidence to confirm this conjecture. International pressure has perhaps forced them to replace the genuine musk (for which animals need to be killed) with the chemical equivalent of it - Astrolide!
They are more primitive than the cervids, or true deer, in not having antlers or facial glands, in having only a single pair of teats, and in possessing a gall bladder, a caudal gland, a pair of tusk-like teeth and of particular economic importance to humans a musk gland. Moschids live mainly in forested and alpine scrub habitats in the mountains of southern Asia notably Himalayas. Musk deer resemble small deer with a stocky build, and hind legs longer than their front legs. They are approximately 80-100 cm in length, 50-70 cm tall at the shoulder, and weigh between 7 and 17 kg. The feet of musk deer are adapted for climbing in rough terrain. The musk gland is found only in adult males. It lies in a sac located between the genitals and the umbilicus, and its secretions are most likely used to attract mates. Musk deer are herbivores, living in hilly, forested environments, generally far from human habitation. Female musk deer give birth to a single fawn after about 150-180 days. The newborn young are very small, and essentially motionless for the first month of their life, a feature that helps them remain hidden from predators.
Source: Wikipedia
This footage is part of the professionally-shot stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of imagery from South Asia. The Wilderness Films India collection comprises of thousands of hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM 1080i High Definition, HDV and Digital Betacam. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world... wfi @ vsnl.com and admin@wildfilmsindia.com.
Musk deer are artiodactyls of the genus Moschus, the only genus of family Moschidae.
The Musk perfume is now manufactured in the laboratory as Astrolide (Galaxolide equivalent) and one does not need to harvest Musk pods for the musk fragrance. The pod of the Musk Deer sells for tens of thousands of dollars by the kilogram, and it is rumoured that Chanel uses it for its popular perfume Chanel No. 5. It has not been proved as although Wilderness Films India research in the past has found strong evidence to confirm this conjecture. International pressure has perhaps forced them to replace the genuine musk (for which animals need to be killed) with the chemical equivalent of it - Astrolide!
They are more primitive than the cervids, or true deer, in not having antlers or facial glands, in having only a single pair of teats, and in possessing a gall bladder, a caudal gland, a pair of tusk-like teeth and of particular economic importance to humans a musk gland. Moschids live mainly in forested and alpine scrub habitats in the mountains of southern Asia notably Himalayas. Musk deer resemble small deer with a stocky build, and hind legs longer than their front legs. They are approximately 80-100 cm in length, 50-70 cm tall at the shoulder, and weigh between 7 and 17 kg. The feet of musk deer are adapted for climbing in rough terrain. The musk gland is found only in adult males. It lies in a sac located between the genitals and the umbilicus, and its secretions are most likely used to attract mates. Musk deer are herbivores, living in hilly, forested environments, generally far from human habitation. Female musk deer give birth to a single fawn after about 150-180 days. The newborn young are very small, and essentially motionless for the first month of their life, a feature that helps them remain hidden from predators.
Source: Wikipedia
This footage is part of the professionally-shot stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of imagery from South Asia. The Wilderness Films India collection comprises of thousands of hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM 1080i High Definition, HDV and Digital Betacam. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world... wfi @ vsnl.com and admin@wildfilmsindia.com.