<P> The specific name commemorates the French naturalist Alfred Duvaucel . </P> <P> The swamp deer differs from all the Indian deer species in that the antlers carry more than three tines . Because of this distinctive character it is designated barasingha, meaning "twelve - tined ." Mature stags have 10 to 14 tines, and some have been known to have up to 20 . </P> <P> In Assamese, barasingha is called dolhorina; dol meaning swamp . In central India, it is called goinjak (stags) or gaoni (hinds). </P> <P> The barasingha is a large deer with a shoulder height of 44 to 46 in (110 to 120 cm) and a head - to - body length of nearly 6 ft (180 cm). Its hair is rather woolly and yellowish brown above but paler below, with white spots along the spine . The throat, belly, inside of the thighs and beneath the tail is white . In summer the coat becomes bright rufous - brown . The neck is maned . Females are paler than males . Young are spotted . Average antlers measure 30 in (76 cm) round the curve with a girth of 5 in (13 cm) at mid beam . A record antler measured 104.1 cm (41.0 in) round the curve . </P>

I live in himalayas and popularly known as barasingha