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Funeral winter

Ezo deer living in Hokkaido, Japan have a habit of competing for strength by matching their horns. At the end of the battle, the horns of each other did not come off, and one survived finally. The funeral winter will continue until the horns fall out next spring.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 02.2021
Date Uploaded: 11.2021
Photo Location: Betsukai, Hokkaido, Japan
Camera: ILCE-9
Copyright: © Yoshihiro Abiko