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Manchurian sika deer Male calling, recorded at Wareham, Dorset, England, October 1964. Sika deer can be active throughout the day, though in areas with heavy human disturbance, they tend to be nocturnal. Seasonal migration is known to occur in mountainous areas, such as Japan, with winter ranges being up to 700 m (2,300 ft) lower in elevation ...
Sika stand 90–120 cm at the shoulder, 155 cm in length, 43–68 kg in weight. [1] Males are larger and bear deciduous antlers. The summer coat is light brownish, with obvious white spots, while in winter their coat is darker and the spots fade. Formosan sika deer at Kenting National Park Captive-bred specimen
The male red deer is a stag, while for other large species the male is a bull, the female a cow, as in cattle. In older usage, the male of any species is a hart , especially if over five years old, and the female is a hind , especially if three or more years old. [ 5 ]
Both male and female reindeer grow antlers. This is a trait that no other species in the deer family possesses. The reason, a peculiar result of circumstances and biological luck, reflects
Cervus is a genus of deer that primarily are native to Eurasia, although one species occurs in northern Africa and another in North America.In addition to the species presently placed in this genus, it has included a whole range of other species now commonly placed in other genera.
A white fallow deer (Dama dama) stag in Hellenthal, Germany A white stag (or white hind for the female) is a white-colored red deer , elk , sika deer , chital , reindeer , or moose . A white deer from species such as fallow deer , roe deer , white-tailed deer , black-tailed deer , or rusa , is instead referred to as a “white buck” or ...
Giraffes in Kenya; giraffes have been called "especially gay" for engaging in male-male sexual behavior more often than male-female (heterosexual) sex. [1] [2] This is a list of animals for which there is documented evidence of homosexual behavior.
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