Sika were originally introduced from Japan in the middle of the 19th Century to adorn deer parks in the UK. They are a woodland species and will inter

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Sika was originally introduced from Japan in the middle of the 19th Century to adorn deer parks in the UK. They are a woodland species and will interbreed with the local Red Deer

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Location: Studely Park, Ripon, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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