Sika deer (Cervus nippon)

The Sika deer has a distinctive fur pattern consisting of dark spots on a reddish-brown or gray-brown background. The fur is denser and warmer in winter than in summer, when it is short and smooth. Compared to other deer species, the Sika deer has relatively short and straight antlers that can grow up to 70 cm long in adult males. Females do not have antlers.