According to the latest survey data from Nara Prefecture, Japan, the number of deer bites inhabited in Nara Park reached a record high between April last year and January this year. The main reason is that tourists take photos while feeding the deer, and the deer can't eat food late, and it is offensive in anxious.
Kyodo News reported on the 19th that from April last year to the end of January this year reached 200, this figure has tripled compared with five years ago. About 80% of the injured are foreigners.
According to analysis, the main reason for this is that tourists take pictures while feeding the deer, and the deer can't eat food late, and it is aggressive in anxiety.
According to the report, the survey began in 2013, when there were only 50 cases of deer wounding. In recent years, the number of Japanese injuries has not increased significantly, but the number of injuries to foreigners has increased significantly. Most of the injured were slightly injured, but 8 people were hit by deer, causing serious injuries such as fractures.
In April last year, Nara Prefecture set up billboards in the park and surrounding cake shops, and wrote the precautions for feeding the deer in English, Chinese and Japanese.
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Deer
Cervidae is a family of animals under the genus Atheros. They vary in size and are angular ruminants, distributed in Eurasia, Japan, the Philippines, Indonesia, North America, South America, 40° north latitude and southwestern Africa. There are about 34 species in the world. It belongs to about 52 species.
Deer animals are characterized by a solid bifurcation angle. Generally, only males have 1 diagonal, females have no horns, body lengths are 0.75 to 2.90 meters, and body weights are 9 to 800 kilograms.
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Eye socket depression, facial gland; foot gland; no gallbladder. The body length is 0.75 to 2.90 meters and the body weight is 9 to 800 kilograms. 4 rooms of the stomach, ruminating. 32 to 34 teeth. The legs are slender and run well. Most types of horned, hornless species have fangs on the canine.