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Deer removing Velvet

Pench Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, 2 May 2006

When a deer's antlers grow, they have a coating of velvet on them. Deer's remove this by rubbing them againt a tree and keep in good shape for the rutting season (a season where the males show off their strength to win the females).


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