Deers Rut on the Knepp Estate
Two fallow deer lock antlers and rut on the Knepp Estate whilst others walk around in Horsham, England.
- Image ID 57213986
- Production Year 2019
- Length 00:00:36
- Production Company Silverback Films
- ResolutionUHD ProResUHDHD
- FormatMP4MOV
Synopsis
Male deer (dama dama) commonly spar with their antlers during mating season. This territorial display is known as rutting, and is primarily to establish dominance and secure female mates. The Knepp Estate is 3,500 acres of land that were once intensively farmed but since 2002 has been committed to a rewilding project. The Knepp Wildland Project is a pioneering conservation effort that offers solutions to problems like soil restoration, flood mitigation, and water and air purification. The estate has also become a breeding hotspot for critically endangered animals such as nightingales and turtle doves. Other bird species such as ravens, sparrow hawks, and skylarks have also been breeding at Knepp Estate.
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Silverback Films
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