Two different groups of macaques have been spotted in Japan mounting sika deer. The behavior could be part of a shared ...

On the lush, green Japanese island of Yakushima, two species of animals have struck up an unusual relationship seemingly out of a fable. The resident Japanese macaque monkeys and sika deer have ...

The Mammal Society of Japan’s expert committee on the ... He estimated 320 deer lived on the island. He used a similar study method in 2011, when he estimated the deer population at around ...

A small plant-eating deer species that rarely draws much attention in Japan is now a major source of concern after an ...