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Axis deer, chital - CERVUS AXIS
Class: Animals with Milk Glands (Mammalia)
The Name "Chital": "Chital" is a Hindi word for "spotted." "Axis" is an unknown word, but possibly comes from an Indian word for the animal. "Deer" comes from the German word "Tier," which simply means "animal."
Location: India and Sri Lanka.
Habitat: Terrestrial. Woodland, forests, and clearings near waterways.
Description:The coat is a distinctive pinkish brown, with rows of white markings that are retained throughout life. The inside of the legs and the throat are also white. The branched antlers, present only in males, are shed annually. These deer are a little over four feet long, with another foot for the tail. It is about 32 inches at the shoulder and weighs a little over 100 pounds.
Behavior: This deer often lives in large herds, with many females and two or often three stags. It grazes in the early morning and evening, and rests in cool places during the heat of the day. If an enemy (tiger, leopard, or dhole) approaches, the axis deer flees and often takes refuge in streams or rivers, where it can swim to safety.
Reproduction: Gestation lasts about seven months. She gives birth to one to three fawns.
Go to the Artiodactyla Page to learn more about all the even-toed hoofed animals.
Or go to the Deer Index to study other
deer.
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