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On May 3, the reporter learned from Xinlong County, Ganzi Prefecture, that at about 8 o'clock this morning, a national second-level protected animal, the sambar deer, appeared in Xinlong County.
The sambar deer "swim" in the Yalong River in the county seat, as if enjoying the coolness of the May Day holiday.
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The sambar deer, a deer of the family Deer family, is the largest deer in tropical and subtropical regions, mainly distributed in China, Sri Lanka and other regions, and was listed as a vulnerable species on the IUCN's 2014 Red List of Threatened Species. It is often active at the water's edge, inhabiting broad-leaved forests, mixed forests, savanna meadows and high grassland belts, foraging in the early morning and dusk, and is particularly active after rain. The antler horns of the sambar deer are single-door piles, eyebrow branches, the body is tall and thick, the body hair is rough and sparse, the back of the male is generally black brown or dark brown, the ventral surface is yellowish white, the female is lighter and slightly redder than the male, and there are also tan and gray-brown individuals.