Spotted deer or Chital or axis axis rubbing his antlers on the base of the trees in rut season to mark territory and show dominance and intimidate

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Spotted deer or Chital or axis axis rubbing his antlers on the base of the trees in rut season to mark territory and show dominance and intimidate other bucks in monsoon at forest of central India

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Size: 4471px × 2976px
Location: bandhavgarh national park
Photo credit: © Sourabh Bharti / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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