marsh deer (Blastocerus dichotomus)

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Subject:	marsh deer (Blastocerus dichotomus)
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Resolution: 1000x667 File Size: 354783 Bytes Date: 2011:08:22 06:53:05 Camera: Canon EOS-1D Mark IV (Canon) F number: f/8.0 Exposure: 1/125 sec Focal Length: 800/1 Upload Date: 2017:04:08 04:02:23

marsh deer (Blastocerus dichotomus)

A male marsh deer in Brazilian Pantanal.
Date 22 August 2011, 06:53:05
Source http://www.flickr.com/photos/12742129@N07/6165693381/
Author Bruce Thompson http://www.flickr.com/photos/12742129@N07/
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Marsh_deer_Pantanal_Brazil.jpg

The marsh deer (Blastocerus dichotomus) is the largest deer species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay. The specific name refers to the forked antlers. The marsh deer lives only in marsh areas, notably the Pantanal and Chaco, in which the level of water is less than 70 cm deep. They are swift swimmers.

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