There are a lot of spookily named animals living it up on planet Earth: the vampire squid is neither vampire nor squid, vampire finches do actually eat blood, and vampire bats can run surprisingly fast as well as flying – so then what about the vampire deer? The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

Why do vampire deer have fangs?

The vampire deer is actually a nickname given to the Chinese water deer because of its “fangs”. These are curved upper canine teeth that stick out over the mouth and are known as tusks. These tusks can grow to 5 centimeters (2 inches) in length.

Interestingly this is the only species of deer that does not possess antlers.

Where do vampire deer live?

Chinese water deer are native to Korea and C

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