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]
| Sangai | |
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| File:Cervus eldii4.jpg | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Cervidae |
| Genus: | Rucervus |
| Species: | |
| 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).JPG
Sangai (Rucervus eldii eldii)
- Sangai deer male with newborn fawn.jpg
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.jpg
A Meitei popular cultural illustration of Sangai deer (Cervus eldi eldi) pleading to save him from being killed by human beings
References
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Identifiers at line 630: attempt to index field 'known_free_doi_registrants_t' (a nil value).
- ↑ "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. Archived from the original on 2022-06-27. Retrieved 2022-04-04.