This document summarizes information about the tufted deer. It discusses the tufted deer's habitat in mountains of China, Burma, and India. It also describes improvements that could be made to tufted deer habitats in zoos, including making them warmer, providing more hiding spaces and vegetation, and making the area larger. The tufted deer has dark brown fur, males have tusks, and the young have spots. Their physical adaptations allow them to run fast and hide easily. Behaviorally, they are territorial, communicate by barking, travel alone or in pairs, and aggressively defend their territory. Their gestation period is around 180 days and they usually have 1-2 babies per year. The