Sika Deer (Cervus nippon yakushimae) in Assateague State Park, MD before sunset on April 25, 1989. Sometimes called elk, these small relatives of deer were native to southern Japan before being introduced to the Eastern Shore in 1916. They arrived on the island in 1923. Photo ref.: Deer,Sika_AssateagueSP,MD_4-25-89_DaveSpier_1015K-10(slide) scanned from a PKR slide, likely shot with my 400mm lens on a Canon film body.
This Tufted Deer, Elaphodus cephalophus, was photographed in China, as part of a research project utilizing motion-activated camera-traps.You are invited to go WILD on Smithsonian's interactive website, Smithsonian WILD, to learn more about the research and browse photos like this from around the world.siwild.si.edu/wild.cfm?fid=5180108542