Editing Pudu (section)

===Social===
The pudú is a solitary animal whose behavior in the wild is largely unknown because of its secretive nature.<ref name="Frontier Patagonia">{{Cite web|title=The Wildlife of Northern Patagonia|publisher=Frontier Patagonia|url=http://frontierpatagonia.com/FrontierPatagonia/Wildlife.htm|access-date=20 September 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101216041013/http://frontierpatagonia.com/FrontierPatagonia/Wildlife.htm|archive-date=16 December 2010}}</ref> Pudús are [[crepuscular]], most active in the morning, late afternoon, and evening. Their home range generally extends about {{convert|16|to|25|ha|acres|abbr=on}}, much of which consists of crisscrossing pudú-trodden paths. Each pudú has its own home range, or [[territory (animal)|territory]].<ref name="animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu">{{Cite web|url=http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Pudu_puda.html|title=Pudu Puda|last=Pollard|first=Sarah|work=University of Michigan|publisher=Museum of Zoology|access-date=17 September 2009}}</ref> A single animal's territory is marked with sizable [[feces|dung]] piles found on paths and near eating and resting areas. Large facial glands for scent communication allow correspondence with other pudú deer.<ref name="Bristol Zoo"/> Pudús do not interact socially, other than to [[mating|mate]].<ref name="animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu" /> An easily frightened animal, the deer barks when in fear.<ref name="elavellano-lodge.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.elavellano-lodge.com/wildlife-fauna-observation-tours-patagonia-rainforest-ecotourism-chile.php |title=Fauna of Patagonia: rainforest fauna – Chile |publisher=Elavellano Lodge |access-date=19 September 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080515234216/http://www.elavellano-lodge.com/wildlife-fauna-observation-tours-patagonia-rainforest-ecotourism-chile.php |archive-date=May 15, 2008 }}</ref><ref name="Brevard Zoo">{{Cite web|title=Southern Pudu|publisher=Brevard Zoo|year=2009|url=http://www.brevardzoo.org/explore_australasia.php?id=164|access-date=19 September 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122202331/http://brevardzoo.org/explore_australasia.php?id=164|archive-date=22 January 2009}}</ref> Its fur bristles and the pudú shivers when angered.<ref name="elavellano-lodge.com"/>

Predators of the pudús include the [[horned owl]], [[Culpeo|Andean fox]], [[Gray fox|Magellan fox]], [[cougar]], and other small cats. The pudú is a wary animal that moves slowly and stops often, smelling the air for scents of predators. Being a proficient climber, jumper, and sprinter, the deer flees in a zigzag path when being pursued.<ref name="nypost.com">{{Cite news|title=Meet the World's Smallest Deer |last=Williams|first=Jasmin |newspaper=New York Post |date=22 May 2008 |url=http://www.nypost.com/p/classroom_extra/meet_the_world_smallest_deer_iYvey68QMn6kEW0peQbleJ |access-date=17 September 2009 }}</ref> The lifespan of the pudús ranges from 8 to 10&nbsp;years in the wild.<ref name="Brevard Zoo"/> The longest recorded lifespan is 15&nbsp;years and 9&nbsp;months. However, such longevity is rare and most pudús die at a much younger age, from a wide range of causes. Maternal neglect of newborns, as well as a wide range of diseases, can decrease the population.<ref name="placentation.ucsd.edu"/> A popular rumor is that if alarmed to a high degree, pudús die from fear-induced [[cardiac]] complications.<ref name="elavellano-lodge.com"/>