I’ve got a project brewing for which I will have to draw a lot of animals I haven’t drawn before – so I’m trying to download them all into my brain one sketch session at a time. Here’s the sambar – sort of just another deer-looking deer, but that makes it challenging to try and figure out what its defining features are. I think it might be the little neck ruff.

Sambar deer that I picked up recently! When I bought him I didn't realize that Sambars are one of the largest deer species so when he arrived I was very surprised! You can see in one of the photos he's about as long as my forearm.

He's in pretty good condition, cleaned well, but his nasal and auditory bones are a bit loose so I'll have to glue them in place sometime.

Deercember Day Twelve: Sambar Deer | Brambles and Berries

The sambar (Rusa unicolor) is a large deer native to the Indian subcontinent, South China, and Southeast Asia that is listed as a vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List since 2008. Populations have declined substantially due to severe hunting, local insurgency, and industrial exploitation of habitat. Analysis shows that the closest living relative of the sambar is most likely the Javan rusa of Indonesia; this is supported by reports that sambar can still interbreed to produce fertile hybrids with this species. Sambar use their height to their advantage in regards to their diet, as unlike smaller deer such as chital who share their range, sambar are browsers who often take advantage of fruiting seasons to eat the fruit which smaller species cannot access. Adult males and pregnant or lactating females possess an unusual hairless, blood-red spot located about halfway down the underside of their throats, referred to as a "sore spot". This sometimes oozes a white liquid, and is apparently glandular in nature, typically being active during the rut. More information here.

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Tricked out Subaru Sambar (nano) van in Tel Aviv. March 2023.

1980 Subaru Sambar High Roof

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Traditional Idli / Light, Soft, and Fluffy Indian Rice Cakes (Vegan)

Subaru Magazine vol. 34 July 9 2021

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Mythological Deer - Ruru Deer

“One of Buddha’s many reincarnations was a golden deer with multiple colors on its hide, soft fur, and blue eyes. He saved a drowning man and only asked in return for the man to keep his location a secret. The Queen had a dream of the magnificent deer and demanded the King to find it and bring it to her. The rescued man heard of this, and rushed to the King to tell him where to find the deer. When the deer was found he told the King of how his kindness was betrayed, and the King was so moved by the display of compassion that he let it go.”

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Indian Sambar Deer friend

Daaberlicious Try Not To Make Huggable Characters Challenge (Impossible). I've made a Sambar Deer! Never heard of the species, but I was looking for something new to do and couldn't pass up the opportunity to make an Indian inspired dress. I don't have a name for her yet, but she'll probably end up in A Secret Place.

had sambar today yum yum 😋🤙

Yoshidagura-u(Japanese Sake/吉田蔵u Night & Dance) & Non-veg Meals of “Sri Mangalam” Take-Out - June 2022