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Cervus elaphus

Photo by MaxEllis
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

As the rutting season approached the stags begin to shed the velvet from their antlers. The remnants hang in bloody tatters around the head and the lethal razor sharp bone protrudes.

Habitat:

Woodland/grassland

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lhankin
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