Kerama deer

[1] Kerama deer were imported from the Kagoshima Prefecture in the early 17th century.

They were heavily hunted because they destroyed crops,[2] causing the population to rapidly decline, and are now a government-protected species.

[3] They have been designated a Natural Monument of Japan.

[4] Kerama deer have dark brown hair.

Only the bucks have antlers, which are shed from March to April.