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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Odocoileus hemionus</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>Odocoileus</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>mule deer</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Species of medium-sized, gregarious deer of western North America distinguished by large ears, striking pelage markings, large antlers, a distinctive leaping run, scent glands, a black-tipped tail, male antlers that are bifurcated, or "fork" as they grow rather than as a white-tailed deer's branching from a single main beam. Recent DNA analysis indicates that the mule deer is apparently a rather recent form that arose from hybridization of female white-tailed and male black-tailed deer. ]]></note></mads>