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Cervus duveuceli Branderi
The Barasingha is a fairly large deer.The most striking feature of a barasingha is its antlers, with 10 to 14 tines on a mature stag, though some have been known to have up to 20. The name is derived from this characteristic and means "12-tined or horned" in Hindi.
In central India, the barasingha disappeared from all but the Kanha National Park, they mainly live in marshland or grasslands in the proximity of forests.
The male in these photos has decorated his antlers with grass to attract more females. in the first photo he is giving out a mating call and as it was only 4 degrees C his warm breath is visible too.
Spotted on Jan 11, 2013
Submitted on Jan 21, 2013
2 Comments
Very Nice!
Beautiful capture Debbie,congrats and thanks for sharing