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Thamin Deer Or Sangai Deer (Cervus eldii eldii) |
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| Scientific classification: |
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| Class |
: Mammals |
| Sub-Class |
: Eutheria |
Order
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: Artiodactyla |
| Sub-Order |
: Ruminantia |
| Family |
: Cervidae |
| Sub-Family |
: Cervinae |
| Genus |
: Cervus |
| Species |
: eldii eldii |
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Scientific Name: Cervus eldii eldii |
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Status:The population of Sangai deer of India has been continuously decreasing over the past years. It is believed that the population of the Manipur Brow-antlered deer is somewhere around 200 only.
Various surveys of the Keibul Lamajo National Park revealed the status of this species as under. |
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YEAR |
AERIAL SURVEY |
POPULATION |
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1975 |
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14 |
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1977 |
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18 |
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1978 |
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23 |
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1979 |
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30 |
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1984 |
Ground Survey |
51 |
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1985 |
do |
60 |
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1986 |
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95 |
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1987 |
Aerial Survey |
35 |
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1988 |
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52 |
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1989 |
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64 |
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1990 |
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76 |
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1992 |
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104 |
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1993 |
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98 |
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1994 |
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137 |
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1995 |
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152 |
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1996 |
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143 |
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1997 |
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147 |
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Distribution:The brow antlered deer is a highly endangered Southeast Asian species. Once it was distributed throughout of Southeast Asia extending from Manipur in north eastern India to Indochina and southern China, now it occurs in patches in Northeast India, Myanmar and Southern China including Hainan islands. Taxonomically they are divided into 3 subspecies. |
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Habits:Sangai or Dancing Deer prefer to stay in open Indian parkland areas or light woodland, which are near to rivers or wet marshy land. One can hardly find them in thick forest or woodland |
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Diedt in the Wild:Thamin deer are herbivorous and survive on a variety of water plants, grasses, herbaceous plants,and shoots. |
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Diedt in the Zoo: |
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NAME OF ITEM |
PER HEAD |
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MASH |
1 kg |
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KUTTI / GREEN FODDER |
4 kg |
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TREE FODDER |
500 gm |
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AMLA |
500 gm |
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Animal in Captivity at NZP:There are 50 animals in captivity (). There is no identification mark so it is difficult to know the age of each individual how ever the present stock comprises of animal of the age between 1 – 12 year. They are all zoo bred. No parentage is known. |
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Animal in Wild: Thamin or the sangai are resticted to Loktake Lake of Kabulanjo National Park, Manipur. The other two species races viz. Thamin (Cervus eldii thamin) is from Myanmar and Siamese (Crevus eldii siamensis) from Thailand. Inhabits on the water filled depressions of the Keibul Lamjo that contains large islands of floating decaying vegetation (known as Phumdi) supporting grasses and sedges on which for much of the year deer are dependent. |
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Threats:One of the main reasons for the diminishing population of the Sangai deer of India is too much hunting. The destruction of their habitat has further worsened the situation.
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