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The chital or cheetal (Axis axis; / tʃ iː t əl /), also known as the spotted deer, chital deer and axis deer, is a deer species native to the Indian subcontinent. It was first described and given a binomial name by German naturalist Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben in 1777.
Feb 24, 2024 · The spotted deer, or chital/ cheetal is a deer species native to the Indian subcontinent. It is the most common deer species in Indian forests. Distribution: It is widely distributed in Asia, especially in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and a small group in Pakistan. Habitat: Subtropical grasslands and forests; Features:
The Spotted deer is variously known as chital or cheetal or chital deer, spotted deer or axis deer. It is a common inhabitant of wooded forest of India. They are usually found in large herds of ten to fifty individuals with the large dominant males occurring at the centre.Smaller stags occupy the boundaries of the herd.
Founded by the Maharaja of Nabha as the ‘Wildlife Preservation Society of North India’ in April 1958, the society expanded and became ‘Wildlife Preservation Society of India’ in 1960. The society had its own journal called Cheetal: Journal of The Wildlife Preservation Society of India (WPSI).
The chital or cheetal, also known as spotted deer. The chital is a moderately sized deer. Males reach nearly 90 cm (35 in) and females 70 cm at the shoulder; the head-and-body length is around 1.7 m. While immature males weigh 30–75 kg, the lighter females weigh 25–45 kg. Chital are active throughout the day.
6 days ago · Taxonomy and Phylogeny of Chital Animal. Cervus axis was the name given to the chital by German scientist Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben in 1777. The chital was given its own subgenus, Axis, by English naturalist Charles Hamilton Smith in 1827, within the genus Cervus.
Nov 7, 2022 · After 51 days in India, including two days in a special prey-stocked enclosure where they were released inside Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park, two cheetahs from Africa made history by making their first kill during the intervening night of November 6-7.
Nov 9, 2023 · A year after it was launched, Project Cheetah, India’s ambitious attempt to introduce African cats in the wild in the country, has claimed to have achieved short-term success on four counts: “50% survival of introduced cheetahs, establishment of home ranges, birth of cubs in Kuno”, and revenue generation for local communities. The claims assessed.
Nov 7, 2022 · A monitoring team sent to inspect the area on Monday morning discovered a large male cheetal’s carcass. Why is the cheetahs hunting a big deal? The eight cheetahs had travelled a long way — all the way from Namibia, flying 8,000 km over the Indian ocean — to reach Kuno, an unfamiliar environment.
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