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Sambar Alarmed

BR Hills, Karnataka, 3 Mar 2005

The sambar deer gives the most visible alarm calls of all the deers. When threatened by a predator, they slowly lift up their tails, to indicate to the rest of the herd that theres danger near by, so be on alert, but no need to run yet. When they, sense the danger very close, they lift up their front leg and stamp on the ground, telling rest of the head \"Be ready to run\". The final call is the actual vocal alarm call, hearing which all the deers will run away.


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