source of picture above: https://animals.net/fallow-deer/
The “Daim” is a Fallow deer in English. It is native from Europe but has been introduced troughout the world including North America. The “daim” is part of the deer family belonging to the Cervidae family and is included in the Cervinae family that includes the elk, the chital and the muntjac.
The “daim” is a mid-sized animal. The male (buck in english), who is the only one with the antlers, measures anywhere between 135-165 cm (55-63 in) in lenght and weighs anywhere between 45 to 90 kg (130-220 lb). The female, named “daine” are smaller and lighter in height and weight.
The most common color of the coat of the “daim” is usually chestnut with mottles of white color. The male “daim” or buck has antlers which are rather broad and almost shovel-shaped.
The Fallow deer is also a grazing animals just like most deers. As such they are herbivores eating leaves, shrubs and grass, flowering plants, buds and herbs. So they are not too picky on their food.
They are also very agile and nimble and can run at a speed of 48 km (30 mph) per hour over short distances only. The “daim” is also less muscular than other cervinae and roe deer and as such not quite as fast as their counterparts.
Nonetheless, the “daim”, in my point of view is a gorgeous animal deserving of our respect…
The pronunciation of the word “daim” is OK with me as I have no problem saying it but I cannot seem to relate it to any English counterpart. One of the thing I can tell you is that the letter “m” at the end of the word is not pronounced.
So again, I hope you enjoyed your French lesson although I could not explain to you English-speaking Virylians how to pronounce the word “daim”. See you eventually for the letter F as I have already done the letter E.
So this is the fallow deer. One could say that it is so dear. Thank you for making me learn something. Always good to learn something.
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Very interesting, great lesson.
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What a lovely picture. Thanks for sharing interesting info. I learned a lot about new things.
Oh by the time I get to the letter Z I will have gotten you to speak a few French words. I am glad you enjoyed my presentation. Thank you for dropping in and commenting and up voting.
I learned something new today, and love the photo.
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We have chitals here which look almost alike except for the fanned end of the antlers. One here have antlers that don’t fan so much at the end.
I will have to look up chitals which I assume are some type of antelopes? Thanks for dropping in and commenting and up voting.
Hey dawn, just looked up chitals. Yes I agree they are very similar deers to the daim. But the chitals is somewhat smaller in stature and weight as they apparently weigh 35 to 39 kg compared to the daim who weighs 45 to 90 kg. But your chitals also have the white markings and antlers. So we have something in common despite being on different continent. Wow! ….
awesome.
Just like your fantastic history posts I got to learn something today!
daim!!!
Thanks so much Doc. I appreciate all your visits and comments and up votes. Now can we converse in French? You seem so knowledgeable that I am pretty sure you know a few more French words….
i am more conversant in Spanish and Thai than French. But I can give it a shot!
Thank you for sharing. This was interesting I had never heard of the word daim. I just love those antlers.
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Is that a deer or an elk? The antler looks like the antler of a moose.
No it is definitely a deer as moose do not have white markings and have much bigger antlers and are much bigger in size. Thanks for your visit and comment and up vote…
The only translation I could find from French to English for the word daim, was deer. Beautiful animals indeed. Wow! I have always seen deer growing up.
You are right but this particular deer is called a fallow deer. I just love to see them in late evening crossing our back yard to get to the apple further down… Thanks for visiting, commenting and up voting.
I can only imagine seeing one in person. Nature has so much to offer.
I ,ll join this challenge from Monday , Good photo
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