Deer
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The Red Deer (Cervus Elaphus) is one of the largest deer species. The Red Deer inhabits most of Europe, the Caucasus Mountains region, Asia Minor and parts of western and central Asia. It also inhabits the Atlas Mountains region between Morocco and Tunisia in northwestern Africa, being the only species of deer to inhabit Africa.
The Red Deer is one of the largest deer species. It is a ruminant, eating its food in two stages and having an even number of toes on each hoof, like camels, goats and cattle.
European Red Deer have a relatively long tail compared to their Asian and North American relatives. There are differences in appearance between the various subspecies of Red Deer primarily in size and antlers.
The deer of Central and Western Europe vary greatly in size with some of the largest deer found in the Carpathian Mountains in Central Europe. Female Red Deer are much smaller than their male counterparts.
Generally, the male (stag or hart) Red Deer is typically 175 to 230 cm long and weighs 160 to 240 kg; the female is 160 to 210 cm long and weighs 120 to 170 kg. The shoulder height is about 105 to 120 cm.
European Red Deer tend to be reddish-brown in their summer coats. The males of many subspecies also grow a short neck mane during the autumn. Male deer of all subspecies tend to have stronger and thicker neck muscles than female deer, which may give them an appearance of having neck manes.
Red Deer hinds (females) do not have neck manes. The European Red Deer is adapted to a woodland environment. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Deer)
No publication without written permission of the photographer.
Location: United Kingdom
Photographer: © Pia Dierickx
The Red Deer (Cervus Elaphus) is one of the largest deer species. The Red Deer inhabits most of Europe, the Caucasus Mountains region, Asia Minor and parts of western and central Asia. It also inhabits the Atlas Mountains region between Morocco and Tunisia in northwestern Africa, being the only species of deer to inhabit Africa.
The Red Deer is one of the largest deer species. It is a ruminant, eating its food in two stages and having an even number of toes on each hoof, like camels, goats and cattle.
European Red Deer have a relatively long tail compared to their Asian and North American relatives. There are differences in appearance between the various subspecies of Red Deer primarily in size and antlers.
The deer of Central and Western Europe vary greatly in size with some of the largest deer found in the Carpathian Mountains in Central Europe. Female Red Deer are much smaller than their male counterparts.
Generally, the male (stag or hart) Red Deer is typically 175 to 230 cm long and weighs 160 to 240 kg; the female is 160 to 210 cm long and weighs 120 to 170 kg. The shoulder height is about 105 to 120 cm.
European Red Deer tend to be reddish-brown in their summer coats. The males of many subspecies also grow a short neck mane during the autumn. Male deer of all subspecies tend to have stronger and thicker neck muscles than female deer, which may give them an appearance of having neck manes.
Red Deer hinds (females) do not have neck manes. The European Red Deer is adapted to a woodland environment. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Deer)