부산대학교 도서관

A strange inhabitant of the forested hills of eastern Asia is the musk deer. Not much bigger than a large hare and covered by a thick coarse coat, it differs from most deer in several other startling ways. The male does not have antlers, but does grow a pair of curved tusks, which thrust two or three inches from under its upper lip and are reportedly used for fighting during the rut. In addition the male possesses a musk gland, located in the abdomen whose odorous secretion has long been recognized as one of the best natural fixatives for perfumes - and has made the musk deer one of Asia's most ruthlessly hunted animals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]