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Red deer stag (Cervus elaphus). This is either a hart (a male in its fifth year) or a full-grown red deer stag in its sixth year. It does not yet have the full rack of antlers necessary to defend a group of females.

Red deer stag against a green background

Male deer in the Mesola wood, Ferrara, Italy

Red deer, cervus elaphus, sniffing on green glade in autumn nature. Brown stag standing on meadow in fall. Antlered mammal looking on field in natural habitat.

A scenic image of a red deer stag in woodland

Portrait of a wild red deer stag isolated on a white background in close-up ( high details)

Large male Fallow deer in the Cazorla, Segura and Las Villas natural park.

Portrait of a strong male red deer (Cervus elaphus) standing in a forest.

$The red deer (Cervus elaphus) is one of the largest deer species. A male red deer is called a stag or hart, and a female is called a doe or hind. The red deer inhabits most of Europe, the Caucasus Mountains region, Anatolia, Iran, and parts of western Asia. It also inhabits the Atlas Mountains of Northern Africa; being the only living species of deer to inhabit Africa.. \nRed deer are ruminants, characterized by a four-chambered stomach. Genetic evidence indicates that the red deer, as traditionally defined, is a species group, rather than a single species, though exactly how many species the group includes remains disputed. The closely related and slightly larger American elk, or wapiti, native to North America and northeastern Asia, had been regarded as a subspecies of red deer, but recently it has been established as a distinct species. The ancestor of all red deer (and wapiti) probably originated in central Asia and resembled sika deer. \nAlthough at one time red deer were rare in parts of Europe, they were never close to extinction. Reintroduction and conservation efforts, such as in the United Kingdom and Portugal, have resulted in an increase of red deer populations, while other areas, such as North Africa, have continued to show a population decline. \n\nThis is a common Species in the Netherlands. They are restricted in closed wired Areas. This Picture is made in Flevoland (Oostvaarders Plassen).$

Red stag in the rut with rival in the background

Red deer stag (Cervus elaphus). High-stepping, nose in the air, a stag returns to his 'harem' of females...having just lost one of their number to a neighbouring male. Richmond Park, Surrey, England.

The autumn with foliage in the mountain natural reserve, with little towns, wild animals like bear and deer, Barrea lake, Camosciara and Val Fondillo landmark.

Deer, in the natural park of Cazorla, Segura and Las Villas.

Majestic male fallow deer with huge antlers, standing in tall grass, prepared to guard his territory, green spruce forest in enclosure in Bila village, Beskydy, Czech.

lone red deer stag in woodland at autumn, Richmond Park, London

Red deer with snow in its fur against a white background. RAW-file developed with Adobe Lightroom.

Reindeer herds grazing in the natural forest in the Middlefart Denmark

Just a few weeks before rutting starts in earnest, and this mature male red deer stag ( Cervus elaphus ) is already out to impress, standing like a stag at bay. He's not quite ready to take up cudgels yet, however – minutes later he was feeding together with two other mature males, both of whom will surely be bitter rivals in a month's time. Examples of red deer rutting action: .

A deer inhabiting the park in Klampenborg, Denmark captured at daytime in autumn

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