The ear of this deer shows a severe infestation of adult ticks. The large dark-coloured ones are fully engorged with blood. This is the so-called New Zealand cattle tick Haemaphysalis longicornis. It can occur on sheep, cattle and deer.
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Photograph by Peter Wilson
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