[애니멀피플] 장노아의 사라지는 동물들
숀부르크사슴과 국제상업센터, 76x57cm, 종이에 수채, 2014
숀부르크사슴, 종이에 연필, 2014
Schomburgk’s Deer and International Commerce Centre
Schomburgk’s Deer Extinct in 1938
International Commerce Centre 484m, Hong Kong, China
Native to Thailand, Schomburgk’s deer had very big, beautiful antlers. In the latter part of the 19th century, much of the grasslands and swamp habitats of Schomburgk's deer in the central plain of Thailand were transformed into rice paddies. Widely sought after as an ingredient in Oriental medicine, the deer’santler was highly prized by hunters. Because of excessive hunting of the deer in the late 19th century and the early 20th century, Schomburgk’s deer completely died out in the wild. When the plains flooded during the rainy season, the deer became isolated on higher ground. Hunters took full advantage of this situation and were able to easily hunt the deer down with spears while boating around the flooded plains. The last Schomburgk's deer in the wild was shot to death in 1932, and the last captive individual died in 1938. There is only one mounted specimen, currently in the Museum national d’Histoire naturelle in Paris.
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