Sangai
The sangai is an endemic and endangered subspecies of the brow-antlered deer. It is found only in the Keibul Lamjao National Park of Manipur. It is often called the "dancing deer" in everyday speech.[2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Cervidae |
| Genus: | Rucervus |
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| Subspecies: | R. e. eldii
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| Trinomial name | |
| Rucervus eldii eldii (McClelland, 1842)
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Sangai Media
Sangai (Rucervus eldii eldii)
Sangai male with newborn fawn
A Meitei popular cultural illustration of Sangai deer (Cervus eldi eldi) pleading to save him from being killed by human beings
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References
- ↑ 'Rucervus eldii'. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015 (2015). p. e.T4265A22166803. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T4265A22166803.en.
- ↑ Eld's Deer Facts | Thamin Deer (Panolia eldii) Information | (in en-US). World Deer (2020-07-01). Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ↑ Brow Antlered Deer - Brow Antlered Deer Information, Indian Sangai Deer, Eld's Deer of India. www.iloveindia.com. Retrieved 2022-04-04.