Eld's deer
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Eld's deer, also known as the thamin or brow-antlered deer, is an Endangered species of deer endemic to South and Southeast Asia. It inhabits wetlands and marshlands. It is active during the day and m
Lt. Percy Eld of the Bengal army, portrait sketch by Colesworthey Grant (1839)
The first Western illustration of Eld's deer
Rucervus eldii eldii or sangai in Manipur, where it is also the state animal
Sangai
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The sangai is an endemic and endangered subspecies of Eld's deer found only in Manipur, India. It is also the state animal of Manipur. Its common English name is Manipur brow-antlered deer or Eld's de
Sangai male with newborn fawn
A Meitei popular cultural illustration of Sangai deer (Cervus eldi eldi) pleading to save him from being killed by human beings