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It being her first time camping on the island, USFWS volunteer Robin Rickel Vroegop took a minimalist approach to gear . . .
One of a group feeding on pondweed. Love the ears!
Rajbagh Lake, Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India.
Congratulations Brian. This Sambar taken by our hunter in the 2012 season scores 186-6/8, the pending #1 for North American Free Ranging Sambar Deer. Hunting in California
Sri Lankan Sambar Deer (Cervus unicolor unicolor)
Horton Plains National Park, Sri Lanka. (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
Endangered Dhole (or Asian Wild Dog) eating a sambar deer carcass in Khao Yai National Park in Thailand
Sambar (also sambur, sambhur), is the common name for several large dark brown and maned Asian deer, particularly for the Indian species (Cervus unicolor), which attains a height of 102 to 160 cm (40 to 63 in) at the shoulder and may weigh as much as 546 kg (1200 pounds), though more typically 162-260 kg (357-574 pounds). The coat is dark brown with chestnut marks on the rump and underparts.
Sambars are primarily browsers that live in woodlands and feed mainly on coarse vegetation, grass, and herbs. They are diurnal animals who live in herds of 5-6 members, grazing on grass, sprigs, fruit and bamboo buds.
These deer are seldom far from water and, although primarily of the tropics, are hardy and may range from sea level up to high elevations such as the mixed coniferous/deciduous forest zone in the Himalayan Mountains sharing its range with the Himalayan musk deer.
Sambars are a favorite prey item for tigers. They also can be taken by crocodiles, mostly the sympatric Mugger Crocodiles. More rarely, leopards and dholes will take young or sickly deer.
Though they have no specific mating season, sambars commonly mate from September and on to January in the Northern hemisphere. Males defend rutting territories and attempt to attract females by vocal and olfactory displays. The males are solitary and highly aggressive toward other males during this time. Females may live in groups of eight. A male may have one whole group of females in his territory.
The gestation period for the females is around 9 months with one fawn born at a time. Sambar fawns have brown hair with light spots which they lose very shortly. Fawns stay with their mothers for up to two years.
Sambar Deer / Veado-sambar (Rusa unicolor cambojensis)
male (female behind)
Khao Yai National Park, Thailand/Tailândia
09/08/2012
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This is the main prey of the last tigers in the region and a typical species of Southern Asia. It was very common at Khao Yai and is mainly nocturnal.
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Este veado é a presa principal dos últimos tigres de Khao Yai, onde é bastante comum mas principalmente nocturno. É uma espécie tÃpica do sul Asiático.
I just want to simply say, "Thank you", again--- George, Neil, and Dave --- for being great camping neighbors and comrades during the 2008 Sambar Hunt. The memories we made then are among my most cherished of all from this special island refuge. Photograph by USFWS Volunteer Robin Rickel Vroegop.
He was friendly enough to come near to our car and eat pop corns from my hands :). Amazing indeed...
A female Sambar Deer (Doe) and her fawn watch their surroundings carefully in Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India
---"To be whole. To be complete. Wildness reminds us what it means to be human, what we are connected to rather than what we are separate from." - Congressional testimony of nature writer Terry Tempest Williams, 1995
Sambar (also sambur, sambhur), is the common name for several large dark brown and maned Asian deer, particularly for the Indian species (Cervus unicolor), which attains a height of 102 to 160 cm (40 to 63 in) at the shoulder and may weigh as much as 546 kg (1200 pounds), though more typically 162-260 kg (357-574 pounds). The coat is dark brown with chestnut marks on the rump and underparts.
Sambars are primarily browsers that live in woodlands and feed mainly on coarse vegetation, grass, and herbs. They are diurnal animals who live in herds of 5-6 members, grazing on grass, sprigs, fruit and bamboo buds.
These deer are seldom far from water and, although primarily of the tropics, are hardy and may range from sea level up to high elevations such as the mixed coniferous/deciduous forest zone in the Himalayan Mountains sharing its range with the Himalayan musk deer.
Sambars are a favorite prey item for tigers. They also can be taken by crocodiles, mostly the sympatric Mugger Crocodiles. More rarely, leopards and dholes will take young or sickly deer.
Though they have no specific mating season, sambars commonly mate from September and on to January in the Northern hemisphere. Males defend rutting territories and attempt to attract females by vocal and olfactory displays. The males are solitary and highly aggressive toward other males during this time. Females may live in groups of eight. A male may have one whole group of females in his territory.
The gestation period for the females is around 9 months with one fawn born at a time. Sambar fawns have brown hair with light spots which they lose very shortly. Fawns stay with their mothers for up to two years.
The sambar deer is fairly shy and is mainly active at twilight or at night. This species is very alert and silent, and will freeze instantly if disturbed. The sambar deer is one of the few deer that attacks sizeable predators, and it prefers to hold confrontations in shallow water. When confronting predators, the sambar deer produces a loud alarm bark and the hair on its neck erects. A female sambar deer is also incredibly protective of her young and, if confronted, will stomp and warn off attackers. Predation by tigers (Panthera tigris) is a major cause of sambar deer natural mortality, with the sambar deer making up a large proportion of tiger prey in many areas (Arkive)
The sambar deer is classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List. There has been a 50 percent decline in many sambar deer populations in recent years. The main threat to this species is overexploitation for its antlers and meat. The antlers of the adult male are used in traditional medicine, making the male sambar deer an even greater target for hunters. In addition, the antlers are widely displayed as trophies, and many are sold to tourists as souvenirs. Hunting of the sambar deer is also widespread because sambar deer meat is one of the most sought-after wild meats throughout Southeast Asia. Some hunting is for local consumption, but most meat is sold commercially. (Arkive)