Soft Toy Sika Deer Fawn Lying by Hansa (45cm) 7804

Manufacturer: Hansa
Category: Animals

This gentle looking Sika Deer by Hansa has slender legs, the hind ones have support in them so they can be adhusted slightly and the front ones are folded beneath it. The airbrushed details add the finishing touches which give this sweet little deer that lifelike look.

It is made to the highest standards from the finest materials, synthetic plush and poly fibre filling.

Size approx. 17.5" (45cm) in length and 9"(23cm) in height to the top of its head.

• European safety standards EN71 BS5665
• Carries the CE label so it safe for children (not under 36 months)
• Surface washable
• Quality item with airbrushed details

The sika deer (Cervus nippon) also known as the spotted deer or the Japanese deer, is a species of deer native to much of East Asia and introduced to other parts of the world. Previously found from northern Vietnam in the south to the Russian Far East in the north, it is now uncommon except in Japan, where the species is overabundant.

The sika deer is one of the few deer species that does not lose its spots upon reaching maturity. Spot patterns vary with region. The mainland subspecies have larger and more obvious spots, in contrast to the Taiwanese and Japanese subspecies, whose spots are nearly invisible. Many introduced populations are from Japan, so they also lack significant spots.

The colour of the coat ranges from mahogany to black, and white individuals are also known. During winter, the coat becomes darker and shaggier and the spots less prominent, and a mane forms on the back of the males' necks. They are medium-sized herbivores, though they show notable size variation across their several subspecies and considerable differences between the males and females, males invariably much larger than females. They can vary from 50 to 110 cm (20 to 43 in) tall at the shoulder and from 95 to 180 cm (37 to 71 in) in head-and-body length. The tail measures about 7.5–13 cm (3.0–5.1 in) long.