Sika deer doe, image taken in typical habitat of grasses and sedges near to coniferous woodland. Yellow brown fur with white spots and a small head.

• Contributor: Simon rowlands / Alamy Stock Photo
• Image ID: 2H62GGA
• File size: 57.1 MB (2.1 MB Compressed download)
• Releases: Model - no | Property - no
• Dimensions: 5472 x 3648 px | 46.3 x 30.9 cm | 18.2 x 12.2 inches | 300dpi
• Date taken: 16 June 2017
• Location: Tomatin, Highland Scotland

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• access to grassland and sedges
• antlers are grown annually
• asia predators include
• bears
• birth in may june
• british mammals
• cervus nippon
• culled
• doe
• does have no antlers
• eagles
• family cervidae
• fawns are left hidden in vegetation
• genus cervus
• gestation of 220 days
• hinds with fawns may form small herds
• introduced to the uk
• leopards
• long slender legs
• lynx
• mainly nocturnal but may be active in the day
• males solitary
• males urinate in scrapes smelling musky
• mammals
• may use concealment rather than flight from danger
• meat venison
• moorland
• native habitat subtropical forest
• native to japan and east asia
• non native in the uk
• pest species due to woodland damage
• scratches
• sika deer
• simon rowlands
• simon rowlands wildlife photography
• small head compared to body size
• stags grow antlers of bone
• stags rut for dominance to breed
• subfamily cervinae
• taxon artiodactyla
• territories may be marked by scrapes
• tigers
• uk predators are man and golden eagles fawns
• up to 8 tines
• whistle like call
• wolves
• woodland
• yellow brown fur with white spots