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Sri Lankan Sambar Deer at Horton Plains Sorry for the vehicles in the background, I was in a car myself as we were exiting the Horton Plains area. Asia,Fall,Geotagged,Horton Plains,Rusa unicolor unicolor,Sri Lanka,Sri Lankan sambar deer Click/tap to enlarge

Sri Lankan Sambar Deer at Horton Plains

Sorry for the vehicles in the background, I was in a car myself as we were exiting the Horton Plains area.

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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
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Mar 17, 2015. Captured Nov 12, 2014 10:36 in Horton Plains National Park, Kirigalpoththa Road, Sri Lanka.
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  • NIKON D800
  • f/2.8
  • 1/3200s
  • ISO100
  • 24mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.