Guardian Nature School Team Contact Blog Project Noah Facebook Project Noah Twitter

A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife

Join Project Noah!
nature school apple icon

Project Noah Nature School visit nature school

Sambar Deer

Rusa unicolor

Description:

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 kilograms (1,200 lb) though more typically 225 to 320 kilograms (500 to 710 lb). Head and body length varies from 162 to 246 centimetres (64 to 97 in), with a 25 to 30 centimetres (9.8 to 12 in) tail.

Habitat:

monsoon forest

Notes:

This big buck wandered into the camp ground at Khao Khitchakut national park. The female in the other photo wandered into camp even during the day. She came to within 10'(3.3m) of my tent one night.

Species ID Suggestions



Sign in to suggest organism ID

No Comments

Dan Doucette
Spotted by
Dan Doucette

Chanthaburi, Thailand

Spotted on Mar 9, 2003
Submitted on May 9, 2011

Related Spottings

Javan Rusa Rusa Deer Rusa Deer Sambar Deer

Nearby Spottings

Miniature Rose Moss-rose Spotting Oriental Mole Cricket

Reference

Noah Guardians
Noah Sponsors
join Project Noah Team

Join the Project Noah Team