FUN FACTS

• Large stags can weigh up to 350 pounds!

• Sika deer are more closely related to elk and red stags than deer.

• Sika will flare their rump when they are alarmed.
  The males are very territorial, keeping harems of females during rut.

• Territories are marked by the males using shallow pits full of urination.

• Japan is the only country in eastern Asia that does not farm sikas for their antlers and medicinal purposes.