sangai

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The sangai is an endangered subspecies of brow-antlered deer native to the floating marshes of Manipur’s Loktak Lake, celebrated as the state animal and known for its distinctive curved antlers and precarious habitat.

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sangai canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf brow-antlered deer ⓘ
endangered animal ⓘ
subspecies of deer ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Manipur brow-antlered deer ⓘ
linked to: Sangai deer

dancing deer ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
commonName Sangai ⓘ
conservationMeasures habitat restoration on phumdis ⓘ
legal protection in India ⓘ
conservationStatus Endangered ⓘ
culturalSignificanceIn Meitei culture of Manipur ⓘ
diet herbivorous ⓘ
distinguishedBy arched gait on floating marshes ⓘ
distinctive curved antlers ⓘ
slender build ⓘ
eats aquatic plants ⓘ
grasses ⓘ
sedges ⓘ
endemicTo Manipur ⓘ
family Cervidae ⓘ
featuredIn Sangai Festival of Manipur ⓘ
foundIn Keibul Lamjao National Park ⓘ
Loktak Lake region ⓘ
genus Rucervus ⓘ
hasAntlerShape brow-tine antlers with distinctive curve ⓘ
hasBodyColor brown coat ⓘ
hasSexualDimorphism males have antlers, females lack antlers ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
movementAdaptation adapted to walking on floating vegetation ⓘ
nativeTo India ⓘ
Manipur ⓘ
order Artiodactyla ⓘ
parentTaxon Rucervus eldii ⓘ
linked to: Eld's deer
phylum Chordata ⓘ
populationSupportedBy protected area management in Keibul Lamjao National Park ⓘ
populationTrend declining historically ⓘ
primaryHabitat floating marshes ⓘ
phumdis of Loktak Lake ⓘ
reproduction viviparous ⓘ
scientificName Rucervus eldii eldii ⓘ
stateAnimalOf Manipur ⓘ
symbolizes conservation of Loktak Lake ecosystem ⓘ
cultural identity of Manipur ⓘ
taxonRank subspecies ⓘ
threatenedBy degradation of phumdis ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ
human encroachment ⓘ
poaching ⓘ

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