Sri Lanka Samba Deer, Wilpaththu, Sri Lanka

Probably a female, I'm not 100% sure whether this is a Sri Lankan sub species or the more general Sambar deer. They are quite shy, unlike axis deer, we only saw sambar deer twice during our stay in Sri Lanka. We caught this one by surprise.

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travismorhardt

Lion

I really like your composition in this photo. The deer looks quite natural, yet slightly surprised. I like that you showed the grass in her mouth, too, as she chews her cud. I would also assume a female, as in most deer species, even in males that don't have noticeable antlers, you can usually pic out a nubbin (small antler starting to grow) or a button (where there was an antler and has been shed). Posted 10 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you. It did behave like it was caught by surprise. It did not run though, perhaps it was somewhat curious, and also used to jeeps. Posted 10 years ago

The Sri Lankan sambar deer

Sri Lankan sambar deer is a sub-species of sambar deer that lives in Sri Lanka. This subspecies is one of the largest sambar deer species with the largest antlers both in size and in body proportions. Large males weight up to 270–280 kg. Sri Lankan sambar live in lowland dry forests and mountain forests. Large herds of sambar deer roam the Horton Plains National Park, where it is the most common large mammal.

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Similar species: Even-toed Ungulates

Species identified by Ferdy Christant

By Ferdy Christant

Uploaded Dec 15, 2014. Captured Nov 5, 2014 17:07.

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