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A joint family at home...


A joint family at home...
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Copyright: Goldy RS (goldyrs) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 573 W: 55 N: 1253] (4704)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-06-11
Categories: Mammals
Camera: Canon S2 IS
Exposure: f/2.7, 1/60 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): CeltickRanger's favorite wild animal photos [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-07-16 17:16
Viewed: 501
Points: 56
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Another shot of this herd of deer...

As I've mentioned in the past, Chitals are necessary for the survival of the tiger. In the wild, tigers mostly feed on larger and medium sized animals. Sambar, gaur, domestic buffalo, chital, boar, and nilgai are the tiger's favored prey in India. Sometimes, they also prey on leopards, pythons, sloth bears and crocodiles. In Siberia the main prey species are Mandchurian elk, wild boar, Sika Deer, roe deer, and musk deer. In Sumatra Rusa Deer, wild boar, and Malayan Tapir are preyed on. In the former Caspian tiger's range, prey included Saiga Antelope, camels, Caucasian Wisent, yak, and wild horses. Like many predators, they are opportunistic and will eat much smaller prey, such as monkeys, peafowls, hares, and fish.

Adult elephants are too large to serve as common prey, but conflicts between tigers and elephants do sometimes take place. A case where a tiger killed an adult Indian Rhinoceros has been observed. Young elephant and rhino calves are occasionally taken. Tigers also sometimes prey on domestic animals such as dogs, cows, horses, and donkeys. These individuals are termed cattle-lifters or cattle-killers in contrast to typical game-killers.

Old tigers, or those wounded and rendered incapable of catching their natural prey, have turned into man-eaters; this pattern has recurred frequently across India. An exceptional case is that of the Sundarbans, where healthy tigers prey upon fishermen and villagers in search of forest produce, humans thereby forming a minor part of the Tiger's diet.


A South China tiger of the Save China's Tigers project with his blesbuck kill
A 19th century illustration of a tiger hunting a langurTigers hunt alone and ambush their prey as other cats do, overpowering them from any angle, using their body size and strength to knock large prey off balance. Even with their great masses, tigers can reach speeds of about 49-65 kilometres per hour (35-40 miles per hour). When hunting large prey, tigers prefer to bite the throat and use their muscled forelimbs to hold onto the prey, bringing it to the ground. The tiger remains latched onto the neck until its prey dies of strangulation. With small prey, the tiger bites the nape, often breaking the spinal cord, piercing the windpipe, or severing the jugular vein or common carotid artery. Though rarely observed, some tigers have been recorded to kill prey by swiping with their paws, which are powerful enough to smash the skulls of domestic cattle, and break the backs of sloth bears.

In the wild, tigers can leap as high as 5 m (16 ft) and as far as 9–10 m (30–33 ft), making them one of the highest-jumping mammals, just slightly behind cougars in ability.
They have been reported to carry domestic livestock weighing 50 kg (110 lb) while easily jumping over fences 2 m (6 ft 6 in) high.[citation needed] Their heavily muscled forelimbs are used to hold tightly onto the prey and to avoid being dislodged, especially by large prey such as gaurs. Gaurs and water buffalos weighing over a ton have been killed by tigers weighing about a sixth as much.

Tigers will occasionally eat vegetation for dietary fiber, the fruit of the Slow Match Tree being favoured


Taxonomy
Kingdom: ANIMALIA
Phylum: CHORDATA
Class: MAMMALIA
Order: ARTIODACTYLA
Family: CERVIDAE
Scientific Name: Axis axis
Species Authority: (Erxleben, 1777)
Common Name/s: English — CHITAL, INDIAN SPOTTED DEER
French — CERF AXIS, CHITAL


Assessment Information
Red List Category & Criteria: LR/lc ver 2.3 (1994)
Year Assessed: 1996
Annotations: Needs updating
Assessor/s: Deer Specialist Group

Geographic Range
Countries:
Native:

Bangladesh; India (Andaman Is. - introduced); Nepal; Sri Lanka


Introduced:

Argentina; Australia; Brazil; Croatia; Papua New Guinea; United States (Hawaiian Is., Texas)


Habitat and Ecology
System: Terrestrial
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  • rcrick Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 627 W: 42 N: 1153] (3730)
  • [2008-07-16 17:33]

Hi Goldy,

What a great capture, these Deer really do blend into the scenery, excellent d.o.f, and wonderful colours, and very informative notes as well, t.f.s,

Cheers Rick :)

Truly and absolutely Goldy image. You are a bit like me in that you have a certain way of taking and posting certain types of shots. this is as good example as any I'm not sure the majority see things quite the same as you and I Goldy...at least in philosophy where it crosses the line into imaging.
Bob

hello Goldy

i am happy to be your today's neighbor,

what wonderful image of this herd of deers, fine POV & DOF,
i love to see the tall trees, wonderful bright luminosity
of the image, i love the contrast beetwen the ground colour
the same as the chitals and the forest colour, TFS

Asbed

Hi Goldy,
I agree with Rick, the deer blends in so well you can just make out the herd..There must be 50 or 60 of em'.
Good exposure and color, I like the tall green trees of the BG that contrasts so well :)
Howard

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2008-07-16 22:01]

Hello Goldy

Wow what a great capture of this big herd.
The rich colours are lovely.
Excellent details.
The forest makes a beautiful setting for this shot.
TFS

Rob

Hi L'il Bro Goldy,
Another fantastic shot of these plenty chitals near the forest. Colours are wonderful. TFS.
Cheers,

Bayram

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  • zulfu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 527 W: 0 N: 95] (585)
  • [2008-07-17 1:00]
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Hello Goldy, very nice shot. TFS. Greetings,
Mehmet

Hello Goldy,
beautiful landscape shot,lovely colours,deers really blend in to scenery,
well done,
tfs

Hi Goldy,
A nice capture of this beautiful huge herd of Axis axis. Very well composed with lovely green trees. Superb capture. Thanks a lot for sharing.

Un'altra bella immagine di gruppo di questi ungulati, mi piace la composizione che mostra questo bellissimo habitat. Grazie e complimenti. Ciao Maurizio

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2611 W: 133 N: 7494] (23373)
  • [2008-07-17 3:48]

Hello Goldy,
Good thing that I am not a Tiger because I would starve!
This herd of Chitals is well camouflaged with the browns of the forest floor and this fact is well captured in this image, thanks to the excellent POV. The contrast with the greenery of the rest of the forest is great.
A super shot of the deer as well as their habitat and thanks for sharing this.
Best regards, Ivan

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 923 W: 4 N: 2310] (10776)
  • [2008-07-17 4:01]

Hello Goldy, I am not sure whether you target the sceneario or the deer. The composition you have produced actually has two appeal. Excellent work. Ganesh

Hi Goldy,

Nice landscaping shot from the deers in their natural habitat.

Gert

I am with everyone here; the herd of animals is sort of invisible because it blends to perfection with the ground colours, Goldy.
This is a unique image, no doubt.
TFS and all the best.
Ram

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  • MMM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 755 W: 0 N: 1515] (6928)
  • [2008-07-17 6:28]

Hi Goldy
Nice landscape.Good POV and good DOF.Light and colors are very nice
TFS Michel

hello goldy,
nice capture, you got a so many of them together, the lush greenery at the backgrounf looks so beautiful,
well done,
tfs & regards
pankaj

Hello Goldy,
A superb shot of these chitals. TFS.
Regards, Bahadır

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1786 W: 8 N: 4638] (14987)
  • [2008-07-17 7:42]

Hi Goldy,

When I look at these photos taken in the park I get the feeling that I am seeing just what you saw. They are so natural in every way. An amazing number of deer in this beautiful setting. Wonderful colors, pov and composition.

Jane

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1002 W: 6 N: 2700] (10017)
  • [2008-07-17 17:03]

Hi Goldy,nvery nice group,i think the pic is a little overexposed,but i like a lot the details of the animals and the excellents colors,have a nice day,Luciano

It is interesting how these deer blend so well with their surroundings... not even visible in the thumbnail. They make the trees seem very tall indeed. That is a very large herd with few males.

TFS
Evelynn : )

Encore une très belle photo riche en colours avec une lumière excellente
bravo,
amicalement,
Pat

WOW Goldy, how much deers!, great capture of amazing scene in a wonderful forest, very well done, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

Bonjour Goldy
Merci pour ces couleurs de Foret, et ce troupeau en 1er plan
Bonne journée
Laurent

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1330 W: 107 N: 4804] (21334)
  • [2008-07-19 11:58]

Hello Goldy! That's very big herd! Very good capture, excellent shot, well done, thanks!

Mario

Another lovely shot from wildlife. TFS. Regards,
Deniz

Hi Goldy...
Excellent shot and very good composition...Perfect example for a Wild life photography....Well done sis....Best wishes, Leyla

Dear Goldy,
Very impressive photograph of the herd of chitals. TFS.
Regards-Subhash

Bonjour,
Intéressant angle de vue. Quel art du camouflage.
Bonne journée.
clnaef

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