Sambar deer

The sambar (Rusa unicolor) is a large deer native to the Indian subcontinent, southern China and Southeast Asia. Although it primarily refers to R. unicolor, the name "sambar" is also sometimes used to refer to the Philippine deer (called the "Philippine sambar") and the Javan rusa (called the "Sunda sambar"). The name is also spelled sambur, or sambhur.

Description

The appearance and the size of sambar vary widely across their range, which has led to considerable taxonomic confusion in the past; over forty different scientific synonyms have been used for the species. In general, they attain a height of 102 to 160 centimetres (40 to 63 in) at the shoulder and may weigh as much as 546 kg (1,204 lb), though more typically 100 to 350 kg (220 to 770 lb). Head and body length varies from 1.62 to 2.7 m (5.3 to 8.9 ft), with a 22 to 35 cm (8.7 to 13.8 in) tail. Individuals belonging to western subspecies tend to be larger than those from the east and females are smaller than males. Among all living cervid species, only the moose and the elk can attain larger sizes.

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Delhi Zoo rolls out summer action plan to protect animals from rising heat

Hindustan Times 29 Mar 2025
A white tiger cub at the Delhi zoo on summer’s day in 2023. (HT Archive) ... For herbivores, including sambar deer, swamp deer, hog deer, chinkara, blackbucks, rhinoceroses, and elephants, water sprinklers will be kept on throughout the day ... Explore now!.
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Forest dept ensures water availability for wildlife in Dang

The Times of India 27 Mar 2025
... carnivores, including leopards, hyenas, and wild cats, while herbivores such as spotted deer (chital), sambar deer, four-horned antelope (chausingha), langurs, and wild boars also inhabit the region.
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Study: High population of deer in Sagreshwar wildlife sanctuary

The Times of India 16 Mar 2025
The Sagreshwar wildlife sanctuary, located near Kundal town in the Sangli district, has 536 sambars and 295 cheetals (spotted deer) making the sanctuary one of the highest in deer population, ...
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Vaccination of sambar deer, zookeepers begins at city zoo

The Hindu 11 Mar 2025
A sambar deer that died on Sunday evening tested positive for rabies ....
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