Pictures of sika deer

Abstract: Sika deer are dotted with bright white plum blossom spots, so they are called "sika deer". They live on the edge of forest or mountain grasslands, and their habitats change in different seasons. Bucks usually live alone, return to the group when mating in estrus, dusk activities, feed on grass leaves, easy to lick salt and alkali, 1 cub per litter, with white spots on the body, mainly distributed in China. Japan and Russia.

Sika deer are covered with bright white plum blossom spots, so they are called "sika deer". They live on the edge of forest or mountain grasslands, and their habitats change with different seasons. the male deer usually live alone, return to the group when mating in estrus, and take morning dusk activities. feed on grass leaves, easy to lick salt and alkali, one cub with white spots, mainly distributed in China, Japan and Russia.

Sika deer is a medium-sized deer with a body length of 125-145 cm, a tail length of 12-13 cm and a weight of 85-110 kg. The head is slightly round, the face is long, the nose is exposed, the eyes are large and round, the infraorbital gland is cracked, the lacrimal fossa is obvious, and the ears are long and upright. Minister of the neck. The limbs are slender, the main hoof is narrow and pointed, and the side hoof is small. The tail is short.

The coat color of sika deer changes with the seasons. In summer, the body hair is brownish yellow or chestnut red, without fluff. There are many disordered white spots embedded on both sides of the back and the lower edge of the body, shaped like plum blossoms, hence the name. In winter, the body hair is smoky brown, and the white spot is not obvious, which is similar to the color of thatch. The neck and back of the ear are grayish brown, a black dorsal midline runs from the tip of the ear to the base of the tail, the abdomen is white, there are white patches on the buttocks, and there are black hair circles around it. The back of the tail is black and the ventral side is white.

The female sika deer has no horns, the male has a pair of majestic solid horns on the head, and there are four branches on the horns. The eyebrow branch and the trunk form an obtuse angle, protruding forward near the base, with a large distance and high position between the secondary branch and the eyebrow branch, which is often mistaken for no secondary branch. the trunk is again divided into two branchlets at its end. The trunk is generally bent to both sides, slightly semi-arc, eyebrow fork forward and upper horizontal embrace, the tip of the corner slightly bent inward, very sharp.