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Cervus elaphus
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Cervus elaphus
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The
red deer
(
Cervus elaphus
) is one of the largest
deer
species. The red deer lives in most of
Europe
, the
Caucasus Mountains
region,
Asia Minor
and parts of western and central
Asia
, in
Kashmir
as the state animal. They can also be found in the
Atlas Mountains
region between
Algeria
and
Tunisia
in northwestern
Africa
. They are the only species of deer in Africa. Red deer have been introduced to other areas including
Australia
,
New Zealand
and
Argentina
. In many parts of the world the
meat
(
venison
) from red deer is widely used as a
food
source.
