Nara Park's Sika deer are protected by law, and are still revered for their role in the sacred lore of its Thunder God.

Symbiotic relationships are a beautiful part of nature’s design. This video by @tatar_travel shows just how mutually beneficial this relationship can be. From the outside, it looks like these jackdaws ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. For a thousand years the wild sika deer of Nara ...

Discover 20 fascinating animals in Japan, from monkeys to deer, as well as other fascinating Japanese wildlife species you ...

British red deer could suffer the same fate as the red squirrel, a study has warned. Red deer are being outcompeted by sika ...