Sika deer in Gortin Glen Forest Park, Omagh, county Tyrone, Northern Ireland

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The Sika Deer, Cervus nippon, also known as the Spotted Deer or the Japanese Deer, is a species of deer native to much of East Asia and introduced to various other parts of the world. Previously found from northern Vietnam in the south to the Russian Far East in the north, it is now on the brink of extinction in all areas except Japan, where the species is Its name comes from shika, the Japanese word for "deer". [Wikipedia]

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Location: Glen Forest Park, Omagh, county Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Photo credit: © Mark Davidson / Alamy / Afripics
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