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Spotted Deer

Axis axis

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Description:

The chital or cheetal (Axis axis),[2] also known as chital deer, spotted deer or axis deer is a deer which commonly inhabits wooded regions of India.

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Comments (17)
AnjaliAnantharam
Patty,YukoChartraw... thank you, both for the wonderful comments!!... It was equally wonderful to watch and photograph this beautiful deer! :)
YukoChartraw
Can't describe how much I love this series!!! Truly beautiful and precious! Thank you for sharing the wonderful moment you had!
patty
Beautiful....Always reminds me of: do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti...do, a deer... =)
Arun
Mesmerizing ...
AnjaliAnantharam
Oh!, they are really adorable to watch ..Thanks, for the comments...Nopayahnah!
Maria dB
Adorable and thanks for adding the photo of the parent!
Apple
Ok, thanks. I am reading about them now. Beautiful! I have also found the mission for India mammals...fascinating. Such beautiful animals in your country!
AnjaliAnantharam
This is a fawn, Apple .. A full grown deer is much bigger .. will post one of the photographs for reference..
AnjaliAnantharam
They are very common ..but, I was lucky to get good photographs of this fawn alone... .Thanks, for the comment.. :)
Apple
Excellent spotting. Is this a fawn or a full grown deer?

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PublishedMarch 3, 2012

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