The Indian Sambar deer (Cervus unicolor syn. Cervus aristotelis)
Sambar (also sambur, sambhur, Kadaththi maan, Xor Pohu), 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. The large, rugged antlers are typically rusine, the brow tines being simple and the beams forked at the tip. In some specimens the antlers exceed 101 cm (40 in).
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Keywords: deer, fauna, forest, indian, jungle, rut, sambar, tropical
