Sri Lankan Sambar Deer🐗

The Sri Lankan Sambar Deer (rusa unicolor unicolor) is a sub-species of the Sambar Deer. Sambar (rusa unicolor) is a large deer native to the southern and southeast Asia. It belongs to the family Cervidae and the order Artiodactyla. The name is also spelled sambur, or sambhur. In Sinhala it is called Gona. Description In general, they attain a height of 102 to 160 centimeters at the shoulder. Head and body length varies from 162 to 246 centimeters with a 25 to 30 centimeters tail. Individuals belonging to western subspecies tend to be larger than those from the east. Thus the Sri Lankan subspecies is one of the largest Sambar Deer species with the largest antlers both in size and in body proportions. Large males weight up to 270-280 kg. The large, rugged antlers are typical – the brow tines being simple and the beams forked at the tip, so that they have only three tines. The antlers are typically up to 110 centimeters long in fully adult individuals. As with most deer, only the males have antlers. The shaggy coat can be anything from brown to dark grey in color. Sambars also have a small but dense mane, which tends to be more prominent in males. Amazing Photograph by @elisetabbers 📷

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