Red Deer by danob

Photography • Animals • posted on Nov 14, 2004

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Description

The Red Deer is Britain's largest native land mammal, standing up to 1.5m at the shoulder. Male Red Deer are distinguished from the females the Hind featured here by their branched antlers, which they lose and re-grow each year. For centuries, the wild deer of Britain were reserved exclusively for royalty to hunt. William the Conqueror introduced the death penalty for killing a deer, and a sentence of maiming for attempting to kill a deer. These harsh penalties were not abolished until the reign of Henry III, although deer were still preserved by law for the sport of the monarch until the nineteenth century. The only other enemies of deer - the bear, wolf and lynx - have all been exterminated, in the U.K SPECIES There are seven species of deer living wild in Britain. The Red Deer and the Roe Deer are native species. Fallow Deer were introduced by the Romans and, since the seventeenth century, have been joined by three other non-native species: Sika, Muntjac and Chinese Water Deer which have escaped from parks. In addition, a herd of Reindeer was established in Scotland in 1952. Most of the Red Deer in Britain are found in Scotland, but there are significant wild populations in south-west and north-west England, East Anglia and the north Midlands. Red deer can interbreed with the introduced Japanese sika deer and in some areas, hybrids are common. Red Deer, Roe Deer and Melanistic Fallow Deer can be found on the reserves and also like this one in the wild

Comments (55)

M_Moraitis

3:03AM | Mon, 15 November 2004

I always enjoy reading your commentary about the species you photograph. Lovely closeup of one of my favorite creatures. You can't help but say "awwwww". :)

PapaGuru

3:41AM | Mon, 15 November 2004

Great close-up and great info too :)

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tallpindo

5:54AM | Mon, 15 November 2004

As a study of sensory perception this is superb.

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WandM

6:13AM | Mon, 15 November 2004

Awesome beautiful animal and great catch!

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Perry6

6:14AM | Mon, 15 November 2004

A wonderful shot! Excellent detail!

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jcv2

10:23AM | Mon, 15 November 2004

Impressive closeup of this red deer! Rarely seen it so close!

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Akinom

10:40AM | Mon, 15 November 2004

Have seen it in your website this morning :o) An awesome capture, Danny! Thanks for the info too!

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jwdell

10:53AM | Mon, 15 November 2004

You never cease to amaze... vote

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Enmos

11:19AM | Mon, 15 November 2004

Stunning capture !!! And thanks for all that info !! Really awesome work here mate !! Excellent !!! v I just have to say im strongly against hunting especially sport hunting !! The 'natural enemies' of the deer (lynx and bears) are really not their enemies, they were important to keep balance in the ecosystem... Until men exterminated them ofcourse, and thats why they have to hunt deer now to keep the 'balance' (set by man this time...)... there i said it lol ;o)

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