Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The sika deer (Cervus nippon), also known as the northern spotted deer or the Japanese deer, is a species of deer native to much of East Asia and introduced to other parts of the world. Previously found from northern Vietnam in the south to the Russian Far East in the north, [ 1 ] it was hunted to the brink of extinction in the 19th century.
The Yezo sika deer (Cervus nippon yesoensis, [1] [2] Japanese: エゾシカ / 蝦夷鹿, romanized: yezoshika, [3] Ainu: ユク yuk [4] [5]) is a subspecies of sika deer that inhabits the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. The Hokkaido sika are endemic, although it is not known whether they originated there or migrated from Honshū or areas ...
Meanwhile, according to the Nara Deer Preservation Foundation, the average weight of a five-year-old male deer as of 2018 was 74 kg, even though deer in Nara Park are genetically smaller than deer elsewhere. [20] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the Japanese government implemented travel restrictions. The amount of tourists feeding the ...
The Japanese serow (氈鹿, kamoshika, lit. "coarse pelt deer") (Capricornis crispus) [a] is a Japanese goat-antelope, an even-toed ungulate. It is found in dense woodland in Japan, primarily in northern and central Honshu. The serow is seen as a national symbol of Japan, and is subject to protection in conservation areas.
A shishi-odoshi breaks the quietness of a Japanese garden with the sound of a bamboo rocker arm hitting a rock.. Shishi-odoshi (literally, "deer-frightening" or "boar-frightening"), in a wide sense, refers to Japanese devices made to frighten away animals that pose a threat to agriculture, including kakashi (), naruko (clappers) and sōzu.
Kashima (鹿島) is a small island off the coast of Hōjō, Matsuyama, in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. Aptly named "Deer Island," Kashima is home to a flourishing population of Sika deer. The island is about 1.5 km in circumference and 114 meters high at its peak with a 400-meter long white sand beach. [1]
Since then, the deer have been regarded as heavenly animals, protecting the city and the country. [33] Tame sika deer (also known as spotted deer or Japanese deer) roam through the town, especially in Nara Park. [27] [30] [34] [35] [36] In 2015, there were more than 1,200 sika deer in Nara.
Japanese weasel; Kerama deer; Kobe mole; La Touche's free-tailed bat; Large Japanese field mouse; Lesser great leaf-nosed bat; Little Japanese horseshoe bat; Muennink ...