<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31477783</termId><termName>Odocoileus hemionus</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![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. ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 21:08:40</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31477784</termId><termName>mule deer</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31469274</termId><termName>Odocoileus</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>