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Deer Tales is an extensive informative book on wildlife written by the renowned author Atul Dhamankar who has penned over 12 books on wildlife including the famous ‘Field Guide of Mammals’ and ‘Birds of Tadoba’. Atul Dhamankar is a fulltime freelance wildlife writer, researcher and photographer. In this book, the author speaks about his trip to Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve and renders the readers in-depth knowledge of his experiences. The book throws light on how even though these humble species didn’t attract much attention from onlookers unlike the Tigers yet they had their own elegance which the author wishes to bring to fore. This book covers an extensive detail of the varied species of deers and antelopes. He renders an in-depth study of their different characteristics such as their body shape, social life, fights, feeding, behavior and much more. The book offers insight into what exactly attracted him to these fascinating creatures by observing them for hours. Indeed the book can be called a one-stop destination to know about deer and antelopes along with knowing the major difference between the different variants found in the deer family.