Axis Deer

Axis Deer

The axis deer is the most common deer in India. There are two species of axis deer with one known as the chital. According to observers, the axis deer is one of the most beautiful deer in the world. Although in most deer the beauty of the species depends on a fine head of antlers on the bucks, this is not the case with the axis deer.

Their beauty lies in their coats, which are brown with a yellowish or reddish tinge with white spots that give it a speckled appearance. This is set off by the bright white underparts. Antlers on this axis deer are slender with few branches. In many areas this deer is also called the spotted deer.