The Fallow Deer (Dama dama)

The Fallow Deer (Dama dama)

The Fallow Deer (Dama dama) is a ruminant mammal belonging to the family Cervidae. This common species is native to western Eurasia during the last Interglacial, but has been introduced widely elsewhere. In the Holocene, the distribution was restricted to the Middle East and possibly also parts of the Mediterranean region, while further southeast in western Asia was the home of the Persian fallow deer, that is bigger and has larger antlers.