Spotted Deer and Langur Monkey
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kirry007
Registered: Feb 06, 2008
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The Spotted Deer and the Langur monkey have a very special bond. Together, they have an interesting early predator warning system.
The monkeys, with their vantage point up on the trees and good eyesight alert the deer on the ground about the approaching danger. Also, the monkeys drop fruits and berries that feed the deer below (not sure if that is done knowingly). :-)

When the monkey is on the ground foraging, the Spotted Deer/Cheetal with it's excellent sense of smell alerts the monkeys (with their vocal signals) of the approaching danger. No wonder the tiger's success rate of a kill is between 5-10% only.

These same signals are used by guides/trackers to zero down on a tiger on the move.And that is exactly how I got my tiger pictures.:-)

#1 Spotted Deer, early in the morning (Kanha National Park).



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#2 The two friends seen together, late in the evening.



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As always, Thx for viewing !!

Kiran


GAREN
Registered: Apr 21, 2006
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Hi Kiran, what a wonderful captures and thanks for the information.

Garen



Lil Judd
Registered: Oct 19, 2007
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Thanks for sharing this information. Lovely shots - - where did you shoot these?

Lil - taking a break from the cleanup job after the California Wildfires....



kirry007
Registered: Feb 06, 2008
Total Posts: 1417
Country: United States

GAREN wrote:
Hi Kiran, what a wonderful captures and thanks for the information.

Garen


Hey, Garen, Thanks !!!



kirry007
Registered: Feb 06, 2008
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Lil Judd wrote:
Thanks for sharing this information. Lovely shots - - where did you shoot these?


Hi Lil,

These photos were taken in the wild, in Kahna National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India. This place is another Tiger haven but has a wide variety of other species, including the highly endangered Barasingha / Swamp Deer. Only 400 or so survive in the wild ( all in Kahna). I have a few pics of them, will post soon.

Thx,
Kiran



Mr Zoom
Registered: Jul 03, 2006
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Monkeys and deers cooperating together, who would have figured Interesting story and photos to put a picture to it - thanks!

Ken



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