Jean-Pierre Zwaenepoel / Indian sambar deer {Cervus unicolor} Ranthambore NP, Rajasthan, India

Yashpal Rathore / Sambar (Cervus unicolor) stag feeding,Ranthambore National Park, India

Yashpal Rathore / Sambar (Cervus unicolor) stag wallowing to beat summer heat, Ranthambore National Park, India

Yashpal Rathore / Sambar (Cervus unicolor) stag feeding on water weeds, Ranthambore National Park, India

Yashpal Rathore / Sambar (Cervus unicolor) cautiously watching possible threat while crossing Ramganga river, Jim Corbett National Park, India.

Yashpal Rathore / Sambar (Cervus unicolor) mother with calf, Corbett National Park, India

Bernard Castelein / Sambar deer (Cervus unicolor), male, Keoladeo NP, Bharatpur, India

Bernard Castelein / Sambar deer (Cervus unicolor), female and juveniles, eating on Acacia tree, Keoladeo NP, Bharatpur, India

Sylvain Cordier / Sambar deer (Rusa unicolor), Tadoba National Park, Maharashtra, India.

Francois Savigny / Indian sambar (Cervus unicolor) female, Ranthambore NP, Rajasthan, India

Francois Savigny / Indian sambar (Cervus unicolor) herd feeding in shallow lake, Ranthambore NP, Rajasthan, India

Francois Savigny / Indian sambar (Cervus unicolor) male browsing on vegetation, Ranthambore NP, Rajasthan, India