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1) Nanthini visited a botanical garden with her class and observed deer at the animal park to study their physiology and behavior. 2) She observed that deer are herbivores that travel in groups led by a male, and use their advanced senses to quickly detect danger. 3) Deer have a four-chambered heart, lungs, and spleen that help circulate blood and transfer oxygen, along with multiple stomach chambers that allow them to fully digest plant materials.

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Reflective Writing SBF 3033

1) Nanthini visited a botanical garden with her class and observed deer at the animal park to study their physiology and behavior. 2) She observed that deer are herbivores that travel in groups led by a male, and use their advanced senses to quickly detect danger. 3) Deer have a four-chambered heart, lungs, and spleen that help circulate blood and transfer oxygen, along with multiple stomach chambers that allow them to fully digest plant materials.

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ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY

SBF 3033
(GROUP A)

TTILE:
REFLECTIVE WRITING

NAME : Nanthini d/o Mathu


MATRICS NO. : D20172081411
LECTURER’S NAME : Dr. Norliana binti Mohd Rosli
DATE OF SUBMISSION : 14TH December 2019
On 10th November 2019, Bachelor's Degree in Biology second-year students visited a botanical
garden which is located at Shah Alam. There were many attractive places at the botanical such as
Animal Park, Ornamental Garden, Climate House, Tropical Fruits Farm and many more. For
Animal Physiology task, we have visited the Animal Park. The Animal Park covers an area of 72
hectares. The Animal Park is a favorite place for visitors to see close-ups of animals such as deer,
selembu, horses, parrots, peacocks, pigeons, rabbits, hedgehogs and more.

The objectives of this field trip were to familiarize students with animals. The students
should have the chance to see the animals up close and can relate what they have seen with what
they have learned in the class. Moreover, to enquire the physiological adaptation of the chosen
animal in their habitat.

I have chosen deer for further observation. The behavior is watched, recorded and analyzed
so as to assist us with understanding the regular behavior of an animal. Deer are the hoofed
ruminant mammals forming the family cervidae. The kingdom of deer is Animalia, phylum
Chordata, class Mammalia and order Artiodactyla.

Members of the deer family (Cervidae) are cloven-hoofed ungulates that typically have
compact torsos with long, slender legs and small tails and most males have antlers. Their senses
of smell and hearing are highly developed, so that they sense danger quickly. Deer are found in
various environments. They live in wetlands, forests, prairies, rain forests, bone-dry scrublands
and mountains. Here and there, when human civic establishments get excessively near, deer will
even make themselves agreeable in urban settings. Deer are social and travel in bunches called
groups. The group is regularly driven by a predominant male, however with certain species the
crowds are isolated by sex. Most deer are dynamic for the duration of the day, however their most
dynamic occasions are during dawn and nightfall. They spend their days foraging for food. Deer
are herbivores. They only eat vegetation. For the most part, a deer's diet consists of grass, small
shrubs and leaves, though they will forage in trash bins and in gardens if they cannot find the
vegetation they need elsewhere.

Deer have one main stomach and three "false stomachs." Like cows, they chew their cud
to fully digest their food. Fortunately for the deer there are microorganisms that can digest
cellulose. These microorganisms live inside the deer. Deer provide the plants for the
microorganisms who can’t pick them for themselves. The microorganisms break down the celluose
in the plants into a form that the deer can absorb. This kind of symbiosis where both organisms
benefit is called mutualism. As deer begin to feed in the pasture, they eat very fast. Depending on
the type and abundance of food, the deer can fill its stomach in about one or two hours. When a
deer eats, food is chewed just enough to swallow. This is the first chewing.

When a deer breeds depends on where it lives. Deer in temperate areas breed during late
autumn or early winter. Deer that live in lower latitudes breed from late spring into early summer.
Deer carry their young for a gestation period of 180 to 240 days. Usually, the larger the deer, the
longer the mother carries it in her womb. Deer are unable to fully mature unless they reach a certain
size, though how big they need to be varies depending on species. Overall, most deer live 11 to 12
years, though many die long before then due to predators or environmental dangers.

There are three important organs of the deer's circulatory system which are the heart, lungs,
and spleen. Deer have a four chamber heart which circulates blood through the circulatory system.
It transfers oxygen and nutrients throughout the body and carries away carbon monoxide and waste
materials for disposal.

Picture 1: Animal Park Picture 2: Deer at Animal Park

Picture 3: Deer at Animal Park Picture 4: Taxonomy of Deer

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