Southborn Deer-Tiger
A muscular quadruped mammal with hooves, horns, fangs and stripes. A truly unique organism found in climates that were on the warmer side. Deer-tigers were omnivorous--they used their long, sharp forward fangs to hunt prey, while their more blunt incisors and molars would chew on bush leaves.
Deer-tigers would alternate their food sources based on what they required, balancing their diet out in a strikingly humanoid way. Protein from the flesh of their hunts providds the amino acids they required for muscle development while the cellulose from leaves was their primary energy source. Deer-tigers were incredibly fast, and most prey could never stand a chance once spotted by a hungry one. Their tree branch-like stripe patterns helped them to blend into the forest.
Male deer-tigers possessed larger antlers compared to females, which they used to intimidate rival males and impress potential mates.