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Young, Sambar deer - Rusa unicolor), stag , strutting his stuff for the nearby hinds, at Bandhavgarh National park, Madhya Pradesh, India.
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Trip arranged through,
Ground support and organisation in India,
Accomedation at Bandhavgarh, monsoonforest.com/ .
Male Sambars Locking their horns--
The sambar is a large deer native to the Indian subcontinent, southern China and Southeast Asia. Although it primarily refers to R. unicolor, the name "sambar" is also sometimes used to refer to the Philippine deer and the Javan rusa. The name is also spelled sambur or sambhur.
Taken at Kumana NP, Sri Lanka.
The Sri Lankan sambar deer or Indian sambar deer (Rusa unicolor unicolor) is a subspecies of sambar deer that lives in India and 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. Sambar live in both 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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Taken in Sri Lanka
The Sri Lankan sambar deer or Indian sambar deer (Rusa unicolor unicolor) is a subspecies of sambar deer that lives in India and 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. Sambar live in both 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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It was a cold, dank and misty morning on Horton Plains, Sri Lanka when this sambar buck emerged from the forest. More at "Colin Pacitti Wildlife Photography & Fishing Travels" - www.colin-pacitti.com.
Safari #6…. We had a great sighting of ‘Sonam – The Telia Queen’ and her bold cub in the previous safari, which not only made our dry trip a fruitful one but saved my photography gear as well.
Having shifted to Canon a few months ago, I did multiple trips with my buddy Sridhara MG, to 3 of the Tiger reserves in Karnataka (Kabini, K Gudi and Bhadra) only to return with full battery and empty memory card.
My buddy always told the trips turned useless because of me shifting brands and did a great job in convincing me to sell the gear. Our unproductive trips became a joke at my place and my sisters used to make fun of me saying “Forget forest, animals will even vanish from Bannerghatta Zoo, if you both visit that place” and I had no counter to this. So we had a deal, if TATR doesn’t help break the jinx, then he will put my gear on OLX, the moment we start our return journey.
Back to safari details….
I am more of an owl than a crow; Safari is one of the very few things that make sunrise a happy event for me. On that particular day, we banked on the resort guyz to give us the wake-up call at 5:30am for the morning safari but we had to waking them up 6. We entered the gates around 6:20, needless to say, the last ones to enter the park that morning. With no instructions, the driver and our usual guide were well aware of the spot we wanted to go and drove us there. The scene at my favorite spot of this trip was insane, which seemed like a parking lot for safari vehicles. Not a single soul was sitting as all of them wanted to get the best view of a ‘natural history’ moment and what I saw there was beyond my imagination, let alone expectations. You naturally will not get the best spot when you enter the park so late; However, the lovely family next to our gypsy was very kind and helped me make some good images.
I am confident that there are not a lot of people who have seen this type of moment and that what makes me say ‘This is Out of the Ordinary’. A chance to make images of this ‘Natural history’ moment was nothing less than a blessing from almighty and this made the crazy 2,100kms of drive totally worth.
One of many sambar deer (a stag) seen during our photo-safari in Ranthambore National Park, India.
Ranthambore National Park is a large wildlife reserve that located in northern India in the Sawai Madhopur district of southeastern Rajasthan. The park covers 1,334 sq km (515 sq mi), and is famous for its Bengal tigers which roam freely throughout the park. It is also home to many other protected animals and plants including the Indian leopard, sambar, sloth bear, nilgai, wild boar, striped hyena, southern plains gray langur, rhesus macaque, mugger crocodile, chital and a wide variety of trees, plants, birds and reptiles.
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www.ranthamborenationalpark.com/ranthambore-national-park...
For me, the most photogenic animal face I saw in Sri Lanka. This beautiful Sri Lankan sambar doe (rusa unicolor unicolor) allowed me to get close enough for a head shot before she wandered back into a forested area of Horton Plains National Park. More at "Colin Pacitti Wildlife Photography & Fishing Travels" - www.colin-pacitti.com.
Taken at Moon Valley, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka!
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Taken handheld, during our vacation back home in Sri Lanka, Not cropped.
It was a very gloomy day with bad light. See the ISO level. He stayed only few seconds allowing me to capture. This is a Crow trying to find ticks.
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Facts:
The sambar (Rusa unicolor) is a large deer native to the Indian subcontinent, southern China and Southeast Asia.
The subspecies of sambar in India and Sri Lanka are the largest of the genus with the largest antlers both in size and in body proportions
In general, they attain a height of 102 to 160 centimetres (40 to 63 in) at the shoulder and may weigh as much as 546 kg (1,204 lb), though more typically 100 to 350 kg (220 to 770 lb).
The shaggy coat can be anything from yellowish-brown to dark grey in colour and, while it is usually uniform in colour, some subspecies have chestnut marks on the rump and underparts.
(Wikipedia)
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A Sri Lankan sambar deer (rusa unicolor unicolor) munching its way along a grass verge on the edge of more luxuriant growth. This buck was one of several I saw as I hiked across Horton Plains, in Sri Lanka. I was lucky enough to get very close to this animal and was sitting on the grass verge for this shot. More at "Colin Pacitti Wildlife Photography & Fishing Travels" - www.colin-pacitti.com.
Gir National Park, Sasan Gir, Gujarat, India
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A female Sri Lankan sambar deer making its way across the grassy flatlands of Horton Plains National Park. More at "Colin Pacitti Wildlife Photography & Fishing Travels" - www.colin-pacitti.com.
This Sri Lankan sambar buck (rusa unicolor unicolor) was browsing along a grass verge, in Horton Plains National Park, Sri Lanka when I got this shot. The deer was so relaxed in my presence that I lay on the ground in front of it to get the shooting angle I wanted. Native to Sri Lanka and India, this is one of the largest sub-species of sambar deer and large herds roam across Horton Plains. More at "Colin Pacitti Wildlife Photography & Fishing Travels" - www.colin-pacitti.com.
Sambar deer horns are highly valued which often makes the animal a target for hunters.It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 2008. Populations have declined substantially due to severe hunting, insurgency, and industrial exploitation of habitat.
Cervus unicolor
Sambar deer
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Sambhur
Индийский замбар
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A female Sri Lankan sambar deer (rusa unicolor unicolor) making her way across an Autumnal-looking landscape in Horton Plains national Park, Sri Lanka. More at "Colin Pacitti Wildlife Photography & Fishing Travels" - www.colin-pacitti.com.
Shot this indian sambar deers drenching themselves in a about to freeze pond of water on a cold winter morning. Spotted them at a great distance from a moving safari jeep and hence an unsharp image. @ Nagarhole Tiger reserve, India
Male Sambar deer are typically solitary...and have large, branched antlers that can grow up to 1 meter in length. This is the most distinguishing feature from female sambar deer.
Location: Sariska Tiger Reserve
Sambar deer stag - Rusa unicolor, a handsome individual with a few ticks.
Large image, www.flickr.com/photos/132734449@N05/53697869165/sizes/o/
Edinburgh journal of natural history and of the physical sciences.
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Ranthambore, Zone 6
Interesting visit to the Ranthambore National Park during the monsoon season, when everything is covered in mud and greenery. We had no luck with tigers (there is only a 1% chance to see it during the monsoon), but the views were beautiful and we saw lots of antelopes and birds. On the first day we visited Zone 6 and the second zone 8, which is above the mountain. If we can choose, Zone 6 is much better than 8.
Taken at Tripunithura Hill Palace, Deer Park,COCHIN. Kerala State. INDIA. With my CANON EOS 30D...
i Thought i was Silent as a Tiger ;) i was wrong.. :D
Cervus unicolor
Sambar deer
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Dhole or Asian Wild Dog, Cuon alpinus on Sambar deer kill in Khao Yai national park
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