In Japan, the shika deer are revered and worshipped... but also culled in huge numbers (half a million in 2020).

Instagram / @colintilini Another video from Japan's Nara Deer Park has gone viral on Instagram. One video from the park went ...

Two different groups of macaques have been spotted in Japan mounting sika deer. The behavior could be part of a shared “culture” between the animals.

A video from Nara Deer Park in Japan has captured a startling moment when a deer unexpectedly headbutted a young child standing beside his father. The video begins with the father-son duo standing ...

The sika deer have lived in the city for centuries and claim it as their own The free-roaming deer of Nara, Japan have become an Instagram favourite for their endearing boldness and their apparent ...

The local bank is one of the businesses which has bought the bags Japan's famed Nara deer have been considered national treasures for decades - but some of the tourists who flock to see them leave ...

NARA--A man has been arrested here under suspicion of violating the Cultural Assets Preservation Law for killing a deer--God’s sacred ... was a capital offense in Japan. Nara prefectural police ...

One of the deer that are beloved by sightseers is seen at Nara Park on Dec. 20, 2024. (Mainichi/Yasuhiro Tanabe) NARA -- Nara Park in this western Japan city is enjoying a tourist renaissance in ...

Wild deer populations are rocketing in rural parts of Japan, and that's a source of frustration for the people who live there. The animals are damaging crops and causing traffic accidents.

“Deer live here,” they called out. “Let’s take good care of them.” They also handed out flyers to visitors in the park. The call-outs were done in English and Chinese, as well as Japanese.