Kanha, national park in the state of Madhya Pradesh has diverse variety of mammals and bird life. Lot of hype surrounds on viewing Tiger at this park but Kanha is also a great deer park. It has four variety of deers i.e. spotted deer, sambar, basingha and barking deer.
In picture (@ anil gulati) is seen a young Sambar deer in Mukki range of Kanha National Park in Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh. Sambar Deer (Cervus unicolor) is the largest among Indian deer and is common in forested hillsides (preferably near cultivation), woodland and open scrub, and dense forest up to 2500 m altitude. Literature says that sense of smell and hearing are accurate but power of sight is only reasonable. They move silently in the dense jungle despite their size and also swims well. Grass, leaves and various kinds of wild fruits form the diet.
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