Deutsch: Platzhirsch im Wildpark Eekholt, während der Brunft.
Date 28 September 2014, 17:26:20
Author U.Sonnenberg
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brunft_Naturerlebnisraum_Wildpark_Eekholt_SH.JPG

The red deer (Cervus elaphus) is one of the largest deer species. The red deer inhabits most of Europe, the Caucasus Mountains region, Asia Minor, Iran, parts of western Asia, and central Asia. It also inhabits the Atlas Mountains region between Morocco and Tunisia in northwestern Africa, being the only species of deer to inhabit Africa. Red deer have been introduced to other areas, including Australia, New Zealand, United States, Canada, Peru, Uruguay, Chile and Argentina.
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Cervidae
Subfamily: Cervinae
Genus: Cervus
Species: Cervus elaphus Linnaeus, 1758