Pudu

The pudú (Pudu spp.) is considered to be the world’s smallest deer and lives throughout the lands of Argentina and Chile in South America. Scientists have split the main pudu species in two sub species: the Southern Pudu and the Northern Pudu. Nevertheless, both of them are endangered species and need preservation, being one of the top animals World Wildlife Foundation tries to preserve.

What makes the pudu endangered specie quite interesting is their specific characteristics which differentiate them from any other deer. The pudu can climb trees, and escapes predators by climbing bamboo stalks, which alternatively turn out to be their food. If threatened, pudu barks in alarm.