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
- ↑ Gray, T.N.E., Brook, S.M., McShea, W.J., Mahood, S., Ranjitsingh, M.K., Miyunt, A., Hussain, S.A. & Timmins, R. (2015). "Rucervus eldii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T4265A22166803. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T4265A22166803.en.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link) - ↑ "Eld's Deer Facts | Thamin Deer (Panolia eldii) Information |". 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.