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Spotted Deer
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| Photo Information |
| Copyright: Feroz Hamza (ferozhamza) (54) |
| Genre: Animals |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2008-12-14 |
| Categories: Mammals |
| Exposure: f/4.5 |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2009-07-28 19:30 |
| Viewed: 467 |
| Points: 2 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
This photo was taken inside Karmajhari national park which is about 80km north of nagpur. The chital or cheetal (Axis axis)[2], also known as chital deer, spotted deer or axis deer is a deer which commonly inhabits wooded regions of Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, and India. It is the most common deer species in Indian forests. Its coat is reddish fawn, marked with white spots, and its underparts are white. Its antlers, which it sheds annually, are usually three-pronged and curve in a lyre shape and may extend to 75 cm (2.5 ft). It has a protracted breeding season due in part to the tropical climate, and births can occur throughout the year. For this reason, males do not have their antler cycles in synchrony and there are some fertile females at all times of the year. Males sporting hard antlers are dominant over those in velvet or those without antlers, irrespective of their size and other factors. A chital stands about 90 cm (3 ft) tall at the shoulder and masses about 85 kg (187 lb). Lifespan is around 20-30 years. The spotted deer are found in large numbers in dense evergreen jungles and open grasslands. The highest numbers of Chital are found in the jungles of India. Chital feed upon tall grass and shrubs and hence they occur in such jungles. Chital are a tiger's favourite prey and hence they live in jungles where they get plenty of shade and tall trees so that the tiger can easily camouflage.
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beautiful and simple , TFS Ori
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