Indian Sambar
Clicked this Indian Sambar at the Tholpetty Wildlife Sanctuary in Wayanad district. It is my first shot of this deer. This deer which is a subspecies of the Sambar Deer is native to India and Sri Lanka. This subspecies is one of the largest Sambar subspecies. Large males weight up to 270-280 kg. Sambar live in both lowland dry forests and mountain forests. Unlike the other subspecies of the Sambar the Indian Sambar is not listed as a vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List.
Indian Sambar
Clicked this Indian Sambar at the Tholpetty Wildlife Sanctuary in Wayanad district. It is my first shot of this deer. This deer which is a subspecies of the Sambar Deer is native to India and Sri Lanka. This subspecies is one of the largest Sambar subspecies. Large males weight up to 270-280 kg. Sambar live in both lowland dry forests and mountain forests. Unlike the other subspecies of the Sambar the Indian Sambar is not listed as a vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List.