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UK
Safari Tip:
Get help identifying deer and other British land mammals with this fully
illustrated ID chart - click here
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Latin name: Cervus nippon
Size: Approximately 85cms at the shoulder.
Distribution: Found in many parts of the UK. The ones on this page were
photographed in the New Forest, Hampshire.
Months seen: All year round
Food: Grass and low growing vegetation.
Habitat: Woodlands, parks and farmland.
Special features: Sika deer in the wild are all descended from animals
which have escaped from deer parks. They are native to east Asia.
Sika deer have a pale line of hair running from ear to ear, over the tops of the
eyes. The tail is white with a thin black line down the centre.
 In the summer the coat is a bright chestnut red-brown, with some white spots. In winter
the coat turns a grey-brown colour.
The male has narrow, sparsely pointed antlers which are used during the rutting
season to fight with other males.
Sika Deer in the New Forest
UK Safari Deer Section
UK Safari Mammal Section
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