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Copyright: Mukesh Srivastava (mukesh)
![Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 19 W: 0 N: 33]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/s-n-s.gif) (282) |
| Genre: Animals |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2009-10-11 |
| Categories: Mammals |
| Camera: Nikon DSLR D200, 105mm 1:2.8 Sigma |
| Exposure: f/2.8, 1/750 seconds |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2009-10-21 23:49 |
| Viewed: 185 |
| Points: 2 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
Barasingha - a stag may stand 132cm at the shoulder and weigh 170-180kg. Average antlers may measure 75 cm round the curve with a girth of 13cm at mid beam. A record antler measured 104.1 cm (round the curve.
In the Terai the deer lives on marshland and is rarely seen outside it. In Central India they live in grasslands in the proximity of forests. They feed in the mornings and in the evenings. They are less nocturnal than the Sambar deer. When alarmed they give out a shrill baying alarm call.
The breeding season is from September to April and births occur after a gestation of 240-250 days in August to November. The peak is in September October in Kanha. They give birth to a single calf. Captive specimens live up to 23 years.
In central India, the herds are mixed with twice as many females as males. The herds were on average about 8-20 in size with large herds of up to 60. During the rut they form large herds of adults.
Quoted from Wikipedia |
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Hello Mukesh! Wonderful deer, amazing birds, excellent scene. Superb colors. Good sharp. Well done!
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