The Rhodian population of fallow deer are smaller on average than those of central and northern Europe, though they are similarly coloured.
In 2005, the Rhodian fallow deer was found to be genetically distinct from all other populations and to be of urgent conservation concern.
At the entrance to the harbour of Rhodes city, statues of a fallow deer buck and doe now grace the location where the Colossus of Rhodes once stood.
The Rhodian population of fallow deer are smaller on average than those of central and northern Europe, though they are similarly coloured. In 2005, the Rhodian fallow deer was found to be genetically distinct from all other populations and to be of urgent conservation concern. At the entrance to the harbour of Rhodes city, statues of a fallow deer buck and doe now grace the location where the Colossus of Rhodes once stood.
Fallow deer