Kaziranga National Park
State Of Assam
India

The barasingha (Cervus duvaucelii), also called swamp deer, is a deer species distributed in the Indian subcontinent. Populations in northern and central India are fragmented, and two isolated populations occur in southwestern Nepal. It is extinct in Pakistan and in Bangladesh.The specific name commemorates the French naturalist Alfred Duvaucel.

The swamp deer differs from all the Indian deer species in that the antlers carry more than three tines. Because of this distinctive character it is designated barasingha, meaning "twelve-tined." Mature stags have 10 to 14 tines, and some have been known to have up to 20.

In the 19th century, swamp deer ranged along the base of the Himalayas from Upper Assam to the west of the Yamuna River, throughout Assam, in a few places in the Indo-Gangetic plain from the Eastern Sundarbans to Upper Sind, and locally throughout the area between the Ganges and Godavari as far east as Mandla.

Swamp deer are mainly grazers. They largely feed on grasses and aquatic plants. They feed throughout the day with peaks during the mornings and late afternoons to evenings. In winter and monsoon, they drink water twice, and thrice or more in summer. In the hot season, they rest in the shade of trees during the day. – Wikipedia

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Layers of Middle Miocene San Onofre Breccia layers, composed of breccia, conglomerate and sandstone - built-up submarine debris flows - dipping gently to the north/left. Tide's out here.

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Blueschist-grade metamorphic rock with "chevron-style" folding. I don't know what this is - possibly a glaucophane schist? The rock types on this beach are phenomenal.

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Large, fallen down Middle Miocene San Onofre Breccia clasts along the beach. The clasts are diverse, Jurassic-Cretaceous "Franciscan"-type blueschist metamorphic rocks, formed in a subduction zone area, and layer shed as landslide/debris flow deposits from a sunken (now offshore) Pacific source area. Probably a good place to wear a hardhat if you stay here too long (so far I haven't seen "anything" fall down here, but...).

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Not sure if these are Middle Miocene San Onofre Breccia, or not; looks like sandstone. Nice hangout for sea birds.

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