| Explanation:
Are there
spots
before your eyes? This is an adult spotted
deer, also called a chital (also spelled cheetal), unwarily sauntering
along a typical road in the heart of Corbett
National Park in northern India. Chital
are one of the favorite prey items of leopards
of the region and are also taken by Bengal
tigers. Considered one of the most beautiful of all the deer,
the chital retains its spots throughout its life -- the only deer to do
so. After dark, you can aurally track the silent prowl of leopards
and tigers by the alarm
calls given by ungulates, including barking
deer, sambar, and chital. |
