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. 2013 Sep 6;8(9):e73734. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0073734

Figure 1. European roe deer ( C . capreolus ) specimen with intersexual appearance.

Figure 1

(A) Habitus of the one-year old deer with short unbranched antlers (arrows) and a displaced penis opening in a brush appearing from the distance as a Schürze (arrowhead, characteristic tuft of hair in females normally located just above the vaginal entry). (B) Closer view of the back of the investigated deer, including anus and retro-posed penis with urethral opening (arrowhead). (C) Inguinal testicles under the abdominal skin (arrows). (D) Situs of the reproductive tract including the left and right small testicles (arrows) which had not descended into a scrotum; the right epididymis is also discernible.