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Chital

Order : Artiodactyla
Family : Cervidae
Subfamily : Cervinae
Species : Axis axis

The Chital (Axis axis) is also known as the spotted deer or the axis deer. It lives in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and large parts of India. Chitals are the most common species of deer in India. They have also been introduced in Hawaii and Texas. Herds of chital and groups of grey langur share an interesting form of symbiosis. The chital, with their superior sense of smell warn the langurs, and on the other hand, the langurs warn the group of chitals when they spot a predator, such as a tiger, with their keen eyesight. Also, chitals profit from the fruits that the langurs drop.

Facts about the chital

"Although hunting of chital is not legal, it should be allowed for a some time to check the population for regeneration of precious native

) Distinctive features The Chital is perhaps the most

Chital - Random Facts and Useful Tidbits: Chital is accessed through the chital beings that were created with the beginning of the universe (sa Tria Vetal).

Chital is used by most every species (except unmodified humans) and is generally considered necessary for intelligence.

Chitals are also called axis deer.

The Chitals are well distributed throughout the southern sea-board meadows of the Sudarbans where they can graze.

Today chitals are confined to sanctuaries at Palamau, Hazaribagh, Gaya, Champaran and Monghyr, while sambars are concentrated around Palamau, Hazaribagh, Monghyr, Koderma and Parasnath.

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The Name "Chital": "Chital" is a Hindi word for "spotted. (Full text)

Chitals are gregarious. (Full text)

To wander upon a herd of chital is an unbelievable sight, since they congregate in herds ranging from 10 to more than 100 animals. (Full text)

  BEST TIME The best period for Chital is from April to August inclusive. (Full text)

The chitals are highly gregarious and in a herd, their massed beauty of white-spotted and even white-streaked chestnut coat is especially arresting. (Full text)

Rotate the overlay so the axis axis is at one pole. (Full text)

The Chital is perhaps the most beautiful of all deer. (Full text)

With beautiful and varied coloring, great looking racks of antlers and its spotting, I believe that the Chital is the handsomest deer I have photographed anywhere in the world. (Full text)

By far the most striking features of this region are the open grassy meadows, where sighting blackbuck, swamp deer, sambhar and chital is common. (Full text)