Sika Deer Cervus nippon There are six species

There are six species of wild deer in the British Isles. Chinese Water Deer

All About Sika Deer Yes, you’ve guessed right, I’m not really a British Deer.

What do I look like? I have a light brown coat with creamy spots

What do I look like? I have a dark line that runs all the

What do I look like? The male (boy) is called a stag. The Sika

What do I look like? My antlers are different from the Red Deer in

What do I look like? Sika Deer have white bottoms, bordered with black hair.

What do I look like? The female (girl) Sika called a hind, does not

What do I look like? You can see my cream spots, my black legs

What do I Sound like? Many deer are vocal – they make noises ranging

Lifestyle facts. I like to eat grass and herbs. I also get into trouble

Acknowledgements Thank you to everyone who assisted with this project, in particular: Suzie Moore,

Championing the future for British deer www. bds. org. uk 01425 655434 The Walled

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Sika Deer Cervus nippon

There are six species of wild deer in the British Isles. Chinese Water Deer Fallow Deer Muntjac Roe Deer Red Deer Sika Deer

All About Sika Deer

All About Sika Deer Yes, you’ve guessed right, I’m not really a British Deer. I was introduced from Japan because of my good looks! I am related to the Red Deer.

What do I look like? I have a light brown coat with creamy spots in Summer. I’m a little smaller than a Fallow and not around in such great numbers.

What do I look like? I have a dark line that runs all the way down my back. Look at my creamy spots.

What do I look like? The male (boy) is called a stag. The Sika casts its antlers in March and the velvet is lost by late August.

What do I look like? My antlers are different from the Red Deer in that they are V shaped and not quite as “showy”.

What do I look like? Sika Deer have white bottoms, bordered with black hair. The tail is white with a thin black line.

What do I look like? The female (girl) Sika called a hind, does not have antlers. The Sika have a white brow line that helps you identify them.

What do I look like? You can see my cream spots, my black legs and my scent glands. I can jump over barriers if I can put my chin on them.

What do I Sound like? Many deer are vocal – they make noises ranging from grunts and roars but the Sika whistles. Follow the web link to hear a Sika whistle. https: //sounds. bl. uk/Enviro nment/British-wildliferecordings/022 MW 1 CDR 0001426 -0200 V 0

Where do you think I like to live?

Lifestyle facts. I like to eat grass and herbs. I also get into trouble when I strip bark off trees to eat.

Acknowledgements Thank you to everyone who assisted with this project, in particular: Suzie Moore, Education Development Officer, New Forest Centre George Trebinski, Wildlife Photographer and all other photographers The BDS Education Committee Dorothy Ireland, Charles Smith Jones, Sarah Stride, and Johnson Contributors to the British Deer Society Image Library Anne Bellerby, Jo Mahler, Campbell Mc. Innes, Simon Crook, Tony Charlton, Bob Holmes, Glyn Ingram

Championing the future for British deer www. bds. org. uk 01425 655434 The Walled Garden, Burgate Manor, Fordingbridge, Hampshire, SP 6 1 EF