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This Sambar, Rusa unicolor, was photographed in China, as part of a research project utilizing motion-activated camera-traps.
You are invited to go WILD on Smithsonian's interactive website, Smithsonian WILD, to learn more about the research and browse photos like this from around the world.
Sambar are good swimmers and often feed on the grasses and water plants. They have good sense of smell and hearing but poor eyesight.
This Sambar, Rusa unicolor, was photographed in China, as part of a research project utilizing motion-activated camera-traps.
You are invited to go WILD on Smithsonian's interactive website, Smithsonian WILD, to learn more about the research and browse photos like this from around the world.
This Sambar, Rusa unicolor, was photographed in China, as part of a research project utilizing motion-activated camera-traps.
You are invited to go WILD on Smithsonian's interactive website, Smithsonian WILD, to learn more about the research and browse photos like this from around the world.
Up, up, at my favorite spot in Sri Lanka (yes, the Horton Plains) you'd occasionally run into one (or even a whole group of) their free running Sambal deers or a wild (or not so wild anymore) boar. The Sambal are exeptionally curious and they can be so without risk... they are not being hunted.
This Sambar, Rusa unicolor, was photographed in China, as part of a research project utilizing motion-activated camera-traps.
You are invited to go WILD on Smithsonian's interactive website, Smithsonian WILD, to learn more about the research and browse photos like this from around the world.
Scientific Name: Rusa unicolor
IUCN Status: VU - Vulnerable
About Sambar:
Sambars prefer the dense cover of deciduous shrubs and grasses, although the exact nature of this varies enormously with the environment, because of their wide range across southern Asia.
This Sambar, Rusa unicolor, was photographed in China, as part of a research project utilizing motion-activated camera-traps.
You are invited to go WILD on Smithsonian's interactive website, Smithsonian WILD, to learn more about the research and browse photos like this from around the world.