Fallow deer

(called fallow from its reddish-brown color) (Heb. yachmur ). The Hebrew word, which is mentioned only in ( 14:5 ) and 1Kin 4:23 probably denotes the Alcelaphus bubalis (the bubale or wild cow) of Barbary and North Africa. It is about the size of a stag, and lives in herds. It is almost exactly like the European roebuck, and is valued for its venison.