Research Results For 'Cervus'

AXIS

The axis (Cervus axis) is a species of Indian deer, also known as the Spotted Hog-deer, of a rich fawn colour, nearly black along the back, with white spots, and under parts white. The axis breeds freely in many parks in Europe.
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CARIACOU

The Cariacou or Carjacou is the Virginian deer (Cervus virginianus), found in all parts of North America up to 43 degrees north latitude. It is smaller than the common stag, and its colour varies with the season. In spring it is reddish-brown, in autumn slaty-blue, and in winter dull-brown.
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CERVUS

Cervus is a genus of deer, including the British red deer (Cervus elaphus).
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FALLOW-DEER

The fallow-deer (Cervus dama) is a medium-sized species of deer, standing about one metre tall and distinguished by the end of the antler being palmated (flattened and expanded). It is found wild in Asia Minor, but was introduced into Britain in the early part of the 15th century. Two varieties are found in Britain, one which is fawn coloured with white spots and the other dark brown.
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HART

Hart is the name given to a male deer (a stag) of five or six years or older. The term is also applied to the stag of the red deer species (Cervus elaphus). The very rare white hart was a mystical beast in ancient British Celtic tradition, and was adopted as the badge or emblem of king Richard II.
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LUCANUS

Lucanus is a genus of stag beetle (Lucanidae). The genus contains the popularly known 'stag beetle',
Lucanus cervus, which grows to over seven centimetres in length and has enormous antler-like mandibles, and take five years to develop.
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RED DEER

The red deer (Cervus elaphus) is Britain's largest native land mammal. The male is larger than the female, standing 120 centimetres at the shoulder, and has well developed, branching antlers which are shed each February, a new set growing in the spring, and becoming larger each season. In summer the coat appears reddish brown, but in the winter changes to grey-brown. Red deer live in single sex herds for much of the year, spending much of the day wrestling and wallowing in mud. Mating takes place during the autumn, and the annual rut is accompanied by roaring, bellowing sounds from the males.

Red deer are now restricted in the British Isles to wild terrain in southern Scotland and the Highlands, the Lake District, south-west England and Ireland.
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SAMBUR

The Sambur or Sambar (Cervus unicolor) is a species of deer found throughout India and Sri Lanka, and replaced by closely related forms in Burma and the Malay region. It is a large and powerful animal, standing about 1.5 metres high, characterised by its uniform dark brown colour and the three-pronged antlers, in which the brow tine forms an acute angle with the beam.
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WAPITI

The wapiti (Cervus canadensis) is a North American deer closely allied to the red deer, but much larger and of different colour, and often mistaken for the Elk. The body is fawn coloured with the head and limbs brown. The wapiti stands 1.5 metres at the shoulder. The antlers are greatly developed, are smooth and have the surroyal tines, usually three or more in number in the adult, flattened and expanded, while the beam is markedly curved backwards.
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