That makes him look very funny, and because he jumps like that people in Canada sometimes call him the _jumping deer_. _Other Kinds of Deer_ I must now tell you about some other kinds of deer that live in jungles and forests in other countries. The _fallow deer_ lives in Europe. When he is wild, he lives in a forest; but when he is tame, he lives in a park. He is a small deer, about the size of a donkey. His coat is very soft and glossy and beautiful. In winter his coat looks dark brown, and his legs and the under part of his body are light brown. But in summer his coat becomes a lovely light red in color, with white spots jotted all over it. Then he is very handsome. In India also there is a handsome deer, which the people call the _lion deer_. He looks quite gentle and mild. Then why do the people call him the lion deer? Because he has a lovely coat, golden yellow in color. You could see him far across the open field, if he only stood there. But he is so timid that he does not often come out in the open. And why has he a yellow coat? Because he lives in a place where there is plenty of yellow grass; and if he stood right in the middle of the grass, and did not move, nobody could see him. Even if a tiger were looking for him, and the deer stood quite still in the grass, the tiger could not find him. In another chapter I shall tell you how other animals have on their bodies the _color of the place where they live, or where they want to hide_. _Barking Deer--One of the Wonders of Nature_ Now I am coming to one of the nicest kinds of deer in the world, and I am sure you will just love him! He lives in India, and is called the _barking deer_; only, he is not exactly a deer, but an antelope. You remember what I have told you before, about an antelope having a different kind of horns? Still we must call him the barking deer, as people have already given him that name. He is very small, about the size of a goat. If there is any danger from an enemy, the barking deer is small enough to hide in any little bush or behind a fallen tree or log; or else he can run away very quietly through the under bushes. And he runs so quickly that his enemy soon loses sight of him. He is called the barking deer, because he can bark or yap almost like a dog. But, you may ask, why does he want to bark at all, if he is afraid of some enemy? Will not the enemy hear him, and then catch him? Yes, that is quite true. And yet the fact that he does bark is one of the most wonderful things in the jungle. It is so wonderful that in another book I shall tell you more about it. But now I shall tell you just this: There are some animals which are so deadly that they could kill off many, many other animals. So, as the only way to save the other animals from being all killed, _God has made some special animals to fight those deadly animals_.