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English: The Spotted Deer of Hill Palace, Tripunithura which is the largest archaeological museum in Kerala has a rich wildlife preserve of flora and fauna. The palace was handed over to the Government of Kerala by the Cochin Royal Family and in 1980, the palace was taken over by the Department of Archaeology and later converted into a Museum. It was opened to the public in 1986.
The spotted deer scientifically called Axis axis is one of the most beautiful among the 9 Indian species of deer family. This particular species can be easily distinguished by their characteristic white spots on brown colored skin. The males have pretty horns called the antlers which are shed on maturity and new ones sprout instead.This peculiar process of shedding the antlers is continued throughout lifetime which is app. 10 to 15 years. The gestation period of spotted deer is nearly 6 months. |
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