sika

IPA: sˈaɪkʌ

Examples of "sika" in Sentences

Japanese sika deer _ (Cervus sika_), both of which are doing well.
If my understanding is correct, the term "sika" is used to refer to imported Japanese deer here in the states.
So, shouldn't we simply refer to the deer as "sika" or am I missing something here like a species designation?
P.S. I think bluecollarkid is right, but if you just said sika to me I probably wouldn't remember that it's a deer.
I'm not absolute certain about this (and against my better judgment I continue on) but isn't "sika deer" redundant?
The guy put a sika deer in the tiger pen, watched the tiger eat the deer, then, when other people noticed, freaked out and shot the tiger.
Whistling sika deer in the UK have confused local mountain rescue teams, who have been searching for humans who may be in harm, after they heard the sounds of what they thought were emergency whistles being blown.