📸 PhotoPhoto: Johann-Nikolaus Andreae · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons Source
Common Fallow Deer
Dama dama (Common Fallow Deer · ダマジカ)
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 In Europe it is the most widespread park game animal and can be seen in most large zoos (Animal Diversity Web).
- 💡 It is also kept in captivity to produce meat and antler velvet (Animal Diversity Web).
- 💡 Its maximum weight of 80 kg equals four 20 kg bags of rice (Comparison).
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.
📖 1. Overview
The Common Fallow Deer is the best-known park deer in Europe and prefers a mix of broadleaf forests and grasslands. There are two subspecies.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
Its forelegs are shorter than its hind legs so the back line rises toward the rear, and males have a prominent Adam's apple. Males bear broad, palmate antlers with multiple points.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
It feeds seasonally on grasses, mast such as acorns, shoots, and bark, and is most active around dawn and dusk. During the breeding season, males paw the ground to mark territories, utter low groans, and often fight fiercely.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
No direct record connecting this species to Korea has been found.
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List LC (2008) — https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42188/10656554
- • IUCN Red List category LC — latest assessment at iucnredlist.org
- • mammaldiversity.org — 1006316
- • iucnredlist.org — 10656554
- • wikidata.org — Q159857
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Fallow deer in field.jpg
- • animaldiversity.org — Dama dama
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — Anthony Caravaggi · CC0 1.0
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.