Ezo Deer (Cervus nippon yesoensis) エゾシカ – Yezo sika deer
The Ezo Deer are a subspecies of the Japanese deer that lives on Hokkaido. They are also known as the Yezo sika deer. Yezo refers to Hokkaiko it is usually written as Ezo now. Ezo is an old name for Hokkaido and the people who lived there before it became part of Japan. Sika deer is redundant. シ was once Romanized as si, now as shi so Shika Deer means Deer Deer.
A doe and fawn Ezo deer. Shiretoko 2007
An Ezo Deer stag. The Ezo Deer are larger than the Japanese deer South of Hokkaido. Shiretoko 2018
A couple of Ezo Deer stags test their antlers as some does graze. Shiretoko 2007
An Ezo Deer takes an early morning stroll through the Hotel grounds. Akanko 2018