Izinyamazane (umndeni i-Cervidae) yizilwane ezincelisayo ezinamasondo ezetshisayo ezitholakala kuwo wonke amazwekazi ngaphandle kwe-Antarctica ne-Australia. Amaduna ezinhlobo eziningi akhulisa aphonse izimpondo minyaka yonke — yizicubu zamathambo ezikhula ngokushesha kunazo zonke embusweni wezilwane. Lo mndeni ufaka inyamazane enomsila omhlophe, inyamazane ebomvu, inyamazane ye-mule, i-roe, i-fallow, i-sika, ne-wapiti. Ziye zazingelwa kusukela eNkathini Yamatshe Endala futhi zisengumdlalo omkhulu ozingelwa kakhulu emhlabeni. Yonke ingxenye yalesi silwane inokusetshenziswa kwesiko: inyama njengokudla, isikhumba sesikhumba nesikhumba senyamazane, uphondo lwamathuluzi nezinto zobuciko, ithambo lezinsiza, umsipha wezintambo nezintambo zomnsalo, namafutha amakhandlela nokwenza izinto zingangeni manzi. ENkathini Ephakathi Yamatshe, uphondo lwenyamazane lwaluyinto eyinhloko yokwenza amathuluzi, futhi isikhumba senyamazane esishukwe ngobuchopho sasiyisikhumba sokugqoka esasithandwa kakhulu ngabomdabu baseNyakatho Melika nabahlali basemingceleni.