 Full grown individuals, however, have five tines on each antler with a bend after the third tine that is characteristic of most Central Asian red deer subspecies.In contrast to the Yarkand deer, which has a light sandy coat, the Bactrian deer has a darker, grayish-brown coat pattern with darker legs, head, and neck (most noticeable in males) that resembles the coat of the American elk or wapiti, which is why this subspecies is sometimes called the "Bactrian wapiti".These deer do not have neck manes, but do have stronger and thicker neck muscles than female deer that may give the appearance of a neck mane.