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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.
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.
Nov 11, 2023 · The Cheetah Reintroduction Project in India formally commenced on September 17, 2022, to restore the population of cheetahs, which were declared extinct in the country in 1952. The project involves the translocation of cheetahs from South Africa and Namibia to Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh.
Sep 18, 2024 · The spotted deer, or Chital, is the most common deer species in Indian forests. Scientific Name: Axis axis. Distribution: It is native to the Indian subcontinent. It is widely distributed in Asia, especially in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and a small group in Pakistan. Features:
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.
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.
Description of Chital Animal. The chital is a deer of average size. At the shoulder, males reach approximately 90 cm (35 in) and females 70 cm (28 in); head-and-body length is around 1.7 m. (5.6 ft). Females weigh 25–45 kg (55–99 lb), while juvenile males weigh 30–75 kg (66–165 lb).
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 ( Axis axis ), also known as chital deer, spotted deer or axis deer is a deer which commonly inhabits wooded regions of Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and in small numbers in Pakistan. It is the most common deer species in Indian forests.
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