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How many babies does a Sambar deer have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Sambar deers are in a litter?

A Sambar deer (Rusa unicolor) usually gives birth to around 1 babies.

Each of those little ones spend around 246 days as a fetus before they are released into the wild. Upon birth, they weight 10.27 kg (22.64 lbs) and measure 4 cm (0′ 2″). They are a member of the Cervidae family (genus: Rusa). An adult Sambar deer grows up to a size of 2.04 meter (6′ 9″).

To have a reference: Humans obviously usually have a litter size of one ;). Their babies are in the womb of their mother for 280 days (40 weeks) and reach an average size of 1.65m (5′ 5″). They weight in at 62 kg (137 lbs), which is obviously highly individual, and reach an average age of 75 years.

The average litter size of a Sambar deer is 1

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, insurgency, and industrial exploitation of habitat.The name “sambar” is also sometimes used to refer to the Philippine deer, called the “Philippine sambar” and the Javan rusa, called the “Sunda sambar”.

Other animals of the family Cervidae

Sambar deer is a member of the Cervidae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Sambar deer

Those animals also give birth to 1 babies at once:

Animals that get as old as a Sambar deer

Other animals that usually reach the age of 26.42 years:

Animals with the same weight as a Sambar deer

What other animals weight around 177.52 kg (391.37 lbs)?

Animals with the same size as a Sambar deer

Also reaching around 2.04 meter (6′ 9″) in size do these animals: