Wildlife Photo: Chital

 

Wildlife Photo: Chital

A Chital, also known as a Spotted Deer, in Sri Lanka

 

The Spotted Deer is more commonly called the Chital in Sri Lanka and others parts of Southern Asia.

It is a very widely distributed deer species that is found in good numbers across the forests of India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Bhutan.

While many deer species have spots when they are young, this species retains their spotted hide even when they mature.

This Chital, or Spotted Deer, was photographed at Yala National Park in Sri Lanka.

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