FALLOW DEER

Photographed in southern Victoria.

38              FALLOW DEER               Cervus dama

AUSTRALIA             38   

Introduced. Widely scattered small populations in all states except WA and NT. Confined to fringes of cleared land and plantations. Gregarious, nocturnal or crepuscular, diurnal if undisturbed. Eats mostly soft grasses and herbs

Taken near Bunyip Conservation Park, Victoria