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Swamp Deer in Kanha National Park
The Swamp Deer or the barasingha finds a special haven at the Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh, India. The Swamp Deer is among the animals that are taken special care of at the Kanha National Park; in fact it was at the Kanha National Park that the swamp deer was rescued from becoming extinct. There were only 66 surviving swamp deer in the 1970's though today the swamp deer population has increased considerably with the serious efforts made by the wildlife caretakers and officials at the Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh, India. Still the population of the swamp deer is of grave concern.
The swamp deer is basically an alert animal and is always wary of predators, even while resting. The Swamp deer is popularly known as the barasingha as its antlers may have as many as 12 tines. On your wildlife tours to the Kanha National Park with India Wildlife Tours you are bound to spot these restless animals whose antlers are usually adorned with tufts of grass that form quite a sight.
The swamp deer prefers grasslands as it loves to graze on grass and at the same time this grass offers a perfect screen for the newborn fawn that find it tough to keep up with the pace of the adult herds. As the fawn grows and matures it joins the herd but till then the tall grasses offer the ideal protection from predators. The adults and fawns graze in separate herds.
Adult swamp deer males lock their antlers in mock fights at times and the most interesting thing to observe about this animal is its behavior during the mating season. Young stags lock their antlers in violent contests to impress the female swamp deer.
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