Wildlife

Chital or Spotted Deer

Axis axis

The animal is a Chital or Spotted Deer (Axis axis), locally called Chitra Horin. This beautiful herbivore features a golden-brown coat covered in permanent white spots, a white underbelly, and males carry long, three-tined antlers. In Bangladesh, this resident mammal is native to and can be seen primarily within the mangrove forests of the Sundarbans.