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Red Deer

Cervus elaphus

2 Species ID Suggestions

Harsha Singh
Harsha Singh 12 years ago
Reindeer/Caribou
Rangifer tarandus
Fallow Deer
Dama dama Fallow Deer


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12 Comments

Ismael Chaves
Ismael Chaves 12 years ago

Wow!

Christiane
Christiane 12 years ago

Thanks Atul..

Atul
Atul 12 years ago

great spotting wow very unusual

Christiane
Christiane 12 years ago

Thanks to all of you.. JuliusSchmitz-Justen.. This photo was taken on a walk at on of the HUNTING CASTLES in Saxony..
Not sure about the ID?!?! FALLOW or RED???

lmdang
lmdang 12 years ago

Wow, wonderful sighting!

LauraMaria
LauraMaria 12 years ago

This is a tricky one, because you can't see what the natural coat is! I want to agree with Julius that this a fallow deer, the antlers confused me, but I have seen photos with antlers like this. Also the build looks more like a fallow. But you can get white red deer! They're leucistic deer, a year or so ago one was spotted here in the UK and someone caught it on camera! They are so cool looking. But it's highly rare in red deer, and as Julius said, common in fallows! Haha, to conclude this long rambly comment, I think it's a fallow deer!

JuliusSchmitz-Justen
JuliusSchmitz-Justen 12 years ago

PS: I'm not sure if there're any red deers with this color anomalie. It's no albino as you can see on his eyes. Although the white color is quite common within the Fallow deers.

JuliusSchmitz-Justen
JuliusSchmitz-Justen 12 years ago

Oh you've been to germany :D. In which reserve did you find this deer?

Christiane
Christiane 12 years ago

Thanks.. I don't think he would survive in the wild very long! This photo was taken in a reseve..

ReannaDee
ReannaDee 12 years ago

That last picture is great! Never seen one of these until now. :)

Christiane
Christiane 12 years ago

Thanks.. I have never seen a white deer before..

ceherzog
ceherzog 12 years ago

Very funny and awesome!

Christiane
Spotted by
Christiane

Laußnitz, Sachsen, Germany

Spotted on Jun 22, 2009
Submitted on May 22, 2011

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