Wait.. You spotted me?
A well camouflaged Sambar hind resting amidst the dried up bush / twigs in order to avoid dehydration from the scorching sun. Clicked this pic during 2011 Tiger Census, in Mudumalai forest, Tamil Nadu.
It is definitely not as easy spotting them as it looks when we look at the picture.
The sambar is a large deer native to the Indian subcontinent, South China, and Southeast Asia that is listed as a vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List since 2008. Populations have declined substantially due to severe hunting, insurgency, and industrial exploitation of habitat.
Similar species: Even-toed Ungulates
By Avinash Krishnamurthy
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Uploaded Sep 5, 2014. Captured May 7, 2011 14:29 in Nagapattinam - Coimbatore - Gundlupet Highway, Mudumalai National Park, Mudumalai, Tamil Nadu 643223, India.
