Southern Swamp Deer

I came across this subspecies of swamp deer in Khana National Park in Madhya Pradesh, India. Getting the shot was a little tricky because it was in a low lying marsh surrounded by tall grass. Consequently, every time I tried to take a shot, the grass in the foreground would obscure its face. For this shot it moved its head just enough to the right.

comments (4)

Wendy

Lion

Haha, what a great shot, love the pose of the mouth :)
Very friendly looking deer species. Posted 8 years ago, modified 8 years ago
1. srcarpen
  
  King Cobra
  
  Thanks Wendy. At first I was a little bummed about the mid-chew mouth, but the more I looked at it, the more humorous it became to me. By the way, I am a fan of a bunch of your pictures as well. Posted 8 years ago
2. 1. Wendy
    
    Lion
    
    Thank you, always a great compliment to get :) Posted 8 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Great photo, great species intro, and a story to match it, very well shared! Promoted. Posted 8 years ago

The Barasingha

The barasingha , also called swamp deer, is a deer species distributed in the Indian subcontinent. Populations in northern and central India are fragmented, and two isolated populations occur in southwestern Nepal. It is extinct in Pakistan and in Bangladesh.

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Similar species: Even-toed Ungulates

Species identified by srcarpen