#1Oct 13th, 2008
They were taken in the heart of London, the EU's largest city.
The deer live in Richmond Park, the largest of London's eight Royal Parks and Britain's largest urban walled park. It is also three times larger than New York's Central Park.
There are around 650 deer in Richmond Park, which were introduced to the park by King Charles I in 1625 when he brought his court to Richmond Palace to escape the plague.
A red stag stands in the early morning fog . This is not in the countryside, but in central London
Autumn signals the start of the rutting (mating) season for the deer in London's Richmond Park
A red stag roars in an attempt to attract females
Roaring is most common around dawn and dusk
The clashing of antlers can be heard as large males lock horns with rivals
Richmond Park is home to about 650 deer
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There are around 300 red deer and 350 fallow deer
During autumn, the stags and bucks compete for female (known as hinds or does)
Only the male red deer (stags) have antlers, which can grow at a rate of one inch a day
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The antlers are usually shed at the end of winter
Baby deer are born in early summer - with London's high-rise buildings nearby
Richmond Park is the largest open space in London, covering over 1,000 hectares
telegraph.co.uk
