as horse or Sambarhirsche marks 3 stag-types, the Indian Sambar or horse-stag (Cervus unicolor), the mane-stag (Cervus timorensis) and the Philippinensambar (Cervus Maria-no time) one.
Physique The Sambarhirsche are powerfully built. The fur is long-haired and rough, particularly with the mane-stag. The antlers gains 6 ends. With the horse-stag, the Perlung is especially distinctive. The Augsprosse of horse-stag and Philippinensambar is powerfully developed, with the mane-stag, it is smaller. In the Endgabel, the rear rung of Philippines and horse-stag is smaller and at most just as big as the fore fork-rung. With the mane-stag, the rear fork-rung clearly is longer. All Sambars have a well visible pre-eye-gland.
Habitat The horse-stag is an inhabitant of moist forests. While its antlers stands in the bast, it goes also in the open landscape. In the mountains, it occurs as far as into a height of 3000 m. The Philippinensambar is in the same type of landscapes. Mane-stags are to be found on Java in the man-high continuances of the Alangalang-Grases. This grass was created as Sekundärbewuchs of former woodlands. Otherwise, the mane-stag performs in park-good landscapes.
Way of life Sambars are individual or, to find in small troops. Mane-stags against it form large herds during the Brunftzeit. The horse-stags are at night and in the twilight active. its warning-tone sounds like a toot. Mane-stags whistle if they are troubled. In fearful arousal, Sambarhirsche lift its duster into the height so that the light underside lights up. its Drohreaktion: To stamp with the front-legs and opening of the big pre-eye-glands. Enemies of the horse-stags are tigers, red-dog and lip-bear.
Reproduction Brünstige horse-stags defend its territory against rivals. they verpaaren itself with the hinds, who look for its Brunftrevier. The Brunftschrei is described like a barking. In India, the Brunft falls October and November in the months. The ungefleckte calf is placed after a Tragzeit by 246-250 days.
Brünstige mane-stags spread an intent buck-smell.
Continuance The Indian Sambar or horse-stag are rather frequent while nothing known is over the continuances of Philippinensambar and mane-stag.
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