sika

IPA: sˈaɪkʌ

Examples of "sika" in Sentences

Sika stand 90 120 cm at the shoulder.
Sika experienced its decade of most rapid growth.
The sika deer is a predecessor to the three above.
Sika deer and Asian black bear inhabit this ecoregion.
Red squirrels are common as are sika deer, fox and badger.
But the crisis years ultimately strengthened the Sika Spirit.
Sika also abandoned the manufacture of road building products.
Sika and Afa soon left the promotion and vacated the championship.
Japanese sika deer _ (Cervus sika_), both of which are doing well.
The estate is a habitat for the Green Sand Lizard and the Sika deer.
Major mammals on the mountains include the Japanese Macaque and Sika Deer.
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.