Caspian Red Deer (Maral)

Broadleaf forests, river banks and mountain alpine meadows of Asia Minor, Crimea, North Caucasus, Transcaucasia and Northwest Iran, Azerbaijan (Greater Caucasus)

The males have spectacular antlers, which can grow up to 1 m wide and weigh 1-5 kg. The antlers start growing in the spring and are shed each year, usually at the end of winter. The size and complexity of the antlers increase as the stag gets older