A plebiscite held in 1996, six years after Germany’s reunification, offered the people of Berlin and Brandenburg the choice of merging their two states; Berlin is completed surrounded by Brandenburg. The referendum was rejected; most Berliners had voted “yes” but the heavy “no” vote from Brandenburg prevailed.
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Cervus elaphus hippelaphus - The central European red deer is a subspecies of the red deer, the fourth largest of the Cervus family; the moose, elk, and sambar deer are larger. Antlers begin a rapid growth cycle in spring prior to the rutting season and are shed after winter. Females are smaller in size and lack antlers. The red deer does not migrate. It does move to lower slopes and denser wooded areas during the winter. Both sexes grow a winter coat, with older males developing a noticeable neck mane during the autumn.
