Sri lankan Sambar Deer
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Sri Lankan Sambar Deer(Cervus unicolor unicolor) is a sub-species of Sambar deer that lives in island of Sri lanka.This subspecies is one of the Largest sambar deer species. Large males weight up to 270-280 kg.Sri Lankan Sambar occurs in Lowland dry forest, montane forest. Maha Eliya(Horton Plains) is home to Large herds of sambar deer.
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Sambar Deer is most common large mammals in Horton Plains. The subspecies of Sambar in Sri Lanka is the largest of the genus with the largest antlers both in size and in body proportions.
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