Formosa sika deer

Features:

• Male: a pair of large horns on its head

• Female: only has ears• Its eyes are big and round. • Its ears are long and erect.• It has short tail.

male

Female

Body Shape:• Long neck and limbs• Slim • About 1.5 meter high

Color:• In summer: furs are tan & auburn white spots like plum blossom• In winter: furs are brown spots aren’t clear• Ears, neck, stomach, bottom are ash brown, white and black.

• Lifespan: about 20-year-old

• Live: hills and plains (past)

Taipei City Zoo, Kinmen (now)

• Eat: liana or herbaceous plants(summer)

mature fruits and seeds(winter)

hill plain

liana plants herbaceous plants

Reflection:These years, because human beings have kept

destroying ournature. Many animals don’t have enough habitats and

can’t liveas safely as before.In the past,many hunters even

hunted Formosa sika deer for their beautiful furs.

One hundred years ago, you could see this kind of deer everywh-

ere in the mountains. But now, we can just see them in photos.

We must keep our enviroment good to protect theese valuable

Formosa sika deer.