Barasingha or Sambar

Can anybody better at ID\'ing deer species help me out with this one - I watched more Lion King than Bambi when I was young, which is my way of saying I know far more antelope than deer

I'm no expert when it comes to deer, but I'd say Barasingha.

Those are sambar.

This stag is "not" from any of the sub species of sambar !

Is there any sambar in any collections in the UK? I'm asked this often by people wanting to keep them there. I believe they were tried in Ireland but failed to establish.

Is there still any rusa in the UK? I believe Woburn had Javan's.

Javan Rhino,we all use antelope incorrectly most of the time for lack of a better name ,but the only real antelope is the Indian Blackbuck, (Antelope cervi capra).

Cheers Khakibob

Woburn have Javan Rusa (Timor Deer) and several collections keep Prince Alfred's or Philippine Spotted Deer in the UK. Javan Rhino, I can't identify your deer, but I'm guessing barashinga.

I didn't know there was Cervus alfredi in the UK. Wish we had some.
Groves & Grubb had them removed from "unicolor" sometime in the 80's & made their own species "alfredi". Deer tragics like myself still like to think they're a sambar though. lol

Has any collections had them cross with the javans? Just curious as the rusa's & other sambar's produce fertile offspring when crossed.

Cheers Khakibob

Never thought of it that day - suppose I should say I'm better at bovidae than cervidae

Have to say my first though was Barasingha - the stag definitely is.

West Mids do have Sambar in this paddock as well - they are also kept at Port Lympne.


Overview of deer in European zoos: http://www.zootierliste.de/en/?klasse=1&ordnung=116&familie=11604

[pedant mode] Blackbuck are Antilope cervicapra [/pedant mode]

But your basic point stands - 'antelope' is a very generalised term with no real taxonomic meaning other than 'bovids that we don't call cattle, sheep or goats'.