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Sika Deer
FUN FACTS
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Large stags can weigh up to 350 pounds!
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Sika deer will flare their rumps up in the air when alarmed.
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Manchurian Sikas are also known as Dybowtki’s Sika.
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Sika deer are more closely related to Elk and Red Stags than they are to deer.
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Territories are marked by the males using shallow pits of urination.
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Japan is the only country in eastern Asia that does not farm Sikas for their antlers and medicinal purposes.
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