Axis (europe)


 

1 species

| Chital, Axis Deer, Spotted Deer |

| Axis axis |

 

Chital, Axis Deer, Spotted DeerCommun name : Chital, Axis Deer, Spotted Deer
Latin name : Axis axis (Erxleben 1777)
Localisation : from Himalaya to Ceylan, introduced in Yugoslavia, Australia, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Texas and Hawaii.
Habitat : pasture near water
Size :

Live in group of 10 to 30 heads with in general 2 or 3 males. The reproductive cycle and the period of fall of wood vary much from one province to another. The rut is in May in central provinces, august/septembre in the provinces of the south and in winter in north. It differs from the Fallow Deer by non palmate antler and the absence of visible Adam's apple.

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