The deer quiz...

Stephen Moss | 16:18 UK time, Monday, 27 October 2008

On tonight's Autumnwatch, Simon set us all a test - which set of deer antlers belongs to which of four different deer species - red, fallow, roe and muntjac?

Incidentally, can you also tell us which of these are native species and which were introduced to Britain?

And for the really keen cervophile (deer enthusiast to you and me), can you name the other two British species - both non-native ones?

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1. At 4:48pm on 27 Oct 2008, Stephen_Moss wrote:
As you can see, this blog was meant to appear at 9pm tonight - and with deer pics attached! Sorry...!

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2. At 6:47pm on 27 Oct 2008, RavenEye77 wrote:
I think -

Clockwise from the top left: roe (native, died out, then reintroduced), sika (introduced), fallow (introduced by the Normans), red (native).

None of those look like muntjac antlers.

The other two are the sika and the Chinese water deer.

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3. At 7:12pm on 27 Oct 2008, carolemac60 wrote:
I think they are as follows from left clockwise. muntjack, fallow, red, roe.

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4. At 9:02pm on 27 Oct 2008, Rumeach wrote:
Fallow
Red
Roe
Muntjac

Red and Roe are native

I think

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5. At 9:04pm on 27 Oct 2008, Rumeach wrote:
Should have said from bottom left and go anti clockwise

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6. At 9:04pm on 27 Oct 2008, hattiem-w wrote:
I think the order clockwise from the top left is:

Roe buck
Sika Stag
Fallow Buck
Red Stag

Hattie Monier-Williams
16

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7. At 9:04pm on 27 Oct 2008, missdeergirl wrote:
top left is roe deer which is native
top right is sika deer which is non native
bottom left is fallow deer which is non native
bottom right is red deer which is native

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8. At 9:06pm on 27 Oct 2008, hattiem-w wrote:
Scrap the last comment from me....

I got mixed up with the clockwise direction!

CLOCKWISE from the top left:

Roe Buck
Sika Stag
Red Stag
Fallow Buck

Woops!

Hattie

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9. At 9:06pm on 27 Oct 2008, Robroebuck wrote:
Antlers are as below

Fallow Buck
Red Stag
Sika Stag
Roe Buck

(In the order that they were on the TV screen)

Roe, Sika, Fallow, Red above

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10. At 9:07pm on 27 Oct 2008, Hursley1 wrote:
From top left going clockwise; Roe, Sika, Red then Fallow Deer.

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11. At 9:07pm on 27 Oct 2008, aliceboogle wrote:
starting right corner going clockwise:

muntjac, sika, red, fallow

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12. At 9:07pm on 27 Oct 2008, delsmith5 wrote:
i a deer stalker so i should know its
from to top bottom its
roe sika
fallow and red

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13. At 9:07pm on 27 Oct 2008, elyclive wrote:
I think the antlers are:

top left is muntjac deer which is non-native
top right is roe deer which is native
bottom left is fallow deer which is non native
bottom right is red deer which is native

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14. At 9:07pm on 27 Oct 2008, aliceboogle wrote:
forget last one!

i mean starting LEFT corner going clockwise:

muntjac, sika, red, fallow!

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15. At 9:07pm on 27 Oct 2008, lizzytish25 wrote:
Starting at the top left
muntjac
roe
red
fallow

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16. At 9:08pm on 27 Oct 2008, Kareninscotland wrote:
Top left = muntjac, non-native; top right = roe, native; bottom left = fallow, native; bottom right = red, native. other species are sika and chinese water deer.

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17. At 9:08pm on 27 Oct 2008, bigdavea wrote:
These are the species of deer

1. Roe Deer
2. Japenese Sika
3. Fallow Deer
4. Red Deer

Dave Allcock
Coventry

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18. At 9:08pm on 27 Oct 2008, danleitch wrote:
i think that:

top left = roe
top right = red
bottom left = fallow
bottom right = sika

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19. At 9:08pm on 27 Oct 2008, Danandmum wrote:
Hi! My 8 year old, Daniel, thinks the antlers belong as follows from top left, top right, bottom left, bottom right:

Roe deer
Muntjac deer
Fallow deer
Red deer

Sorry he didn't know the other two bits, but was keen to answer as he is addicted to Autumnwatch!

Monica Winnett

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20. At 9:09pm on 27 Oct 2008, hattiem-w wrote:
THERE ARE NO MUNTJAC ANTLERS IN ANY OF THE ABOVE PICTURES!!!

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21. At 9:09pm on 27 Oct 2008, reef52 wrote:
top left is muntjac which is non native
top right is roe deer which is native
bottom left is fallow deer which is non native
bottom right is red deer which is native

pete

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22. At 9:09pm on 27 Oct 2008, elyclive wrote:
Oh I forgot the other two non native are Sika and chinese water deer.

or the no-eye-deer...sorry!

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23. At 9:09pm on 27 Oct 2008, mitchem63 wrote:
Fallow, Red, Sika, Roe looking from left to right on telly.

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24. At 9:10pm on 27 Oct 2008, Lagganroaig wrote:
Roe, Sika, Fallow, Red. From left to right.
Muntjack and Chinese water deer are the other two.
Red and Roe the only true native Deer and the Roe is the oldest as far as I am aware.

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25. At 9:10pm on 27 Oct 2008, Kareninscotland wrote:
but we disagree with the options given and think the real answers are top left to bottom right:
roe
sika
fallow
red

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26. At 9:10pm on 27 Oct 2008, skipperjjt wrote:
Dear sir ,my answers are as follows left to right top ,muntjac,fallow.left to right bottom fallow and red .The two other species I think are sekir and chinese water deer John Todd in Cupar, Fife

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27. At 9:11pm on 27 Oct 2008, garethstamp wrote:
Clockwise from top left Muntjac, Roe,Red and Fallow - missing ones are Sika and reindeer
Roe and red are the natives
Looking forward to tomorrows instalment

Gareth Stamp

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28. At 9:11pm on 27 Oct 2008, richardhollis wrote:
roe (top left)
then sika
then under fallow
then red

red and roe are native

sika and fallow are introduced

and muntjac and chinese water deer are 2 other introduced deer species

i think

richard hollis 16

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29. At 9:11pm on 27 Oct 2008, pgtsika wrote:
top left Roe buck antler ,top right Sika stag antler,bottom left Fallow buck antler and bottom right Red stag antler .
It would be a good addition to the quiz to ask for the correct name of the male of each species i.e. buck or stag (as is correct in my answers above!!)

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30. At 9:11pm on 27 Oct 2008, frankinsense wrote:
The antlers are, clockwise from top left, Muntjac, roe, red and fallow. All are native to Britain except the Muntjac. The other two deer found in Britain, both non-native, are the Sika and (I think) the Chinese water deer.

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31. At 9:11pm on 27 Oct 2008, princess-wierd wrote:
The answer is: Fallow, red, roe and then muntjack
Elspeth Malcolm from Stoke-on-Trent

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32. At 9:11pm on 27 Oct 2008, georginalice wrote:
munt jack
sicka deer
roe deer
red deer

georgie

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33. At 9:11pm on 27 Oct 2008, hodgehegwatcher wrote:
Hey just been watchin the show!
i think:
(clockwise from left top)
Roe
Muntjac
Fallow
Red

2 other non native deers:
Sika (not sure about that one)
Thorolds
Elk

hope i did ok!

clare

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34. At 9:11pm on 27 Oct 2008, attadale1 wrote:
The antlers are
roe
sika
fallow
red

The other 2 types of deer are

Chinese water deer and muntjac.

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35. At 9:11pm on 27 Oct 2008, RickAConnolly wrote:
Top Left - Roe
Top Right - Sika
Bottom Left - Fallow
Tottom Right - Red

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36. At 9:12pm on 27 Oct 2008, gavintm wrote:
top left roe - a native
top right - muntjac - introduced
bottom right - red deer - a native
bottom left - fallow deer - introduced but a long time ago

The other two species at large in the UK are the sika deer and the Chinese water deer, both introduced.

I was in Glencallater, near Braemar, a week past Saturday and the red deer rut was in full swing.

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37. At 9:12pm on 27 Oct 2008, princess-wierd wrote:
The answer is: Fallow, red, roe and then muntjack
Elspeth Malcolm from Stoke-on-Trent
that is from bottom left going anti-clockwise please!

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38. At 9:13pm on 27 Oct 2008, steeldean101 wrote:
i think the deer are
1 fallow deer
2 red deer
3 sika deer
4 roe deer

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39. At 9:13pm on 27 Oct 2008, trez59 wrote:
Clockwise starting top left....

Roe, Sika, Red, Fallow

Two other non-native species are Muntjac and Chinese Water Deer.

There is no muntjac in the pictures above!!!

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40. At 9:13pm on 27 Oct 2008, skipperjjt wrote:
Dear sir ,my answers are as follows left to right top ,muntjac,roeleft to right bottom fallow and red .The two other species I think are sekir and chinese water deer John Todd in Cupar, Fife

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41. At 9:13pm on 27 Oct 2008, Justkatmat wrote:
As good Southern African folk we can definitely say what they are not: Nyala, Bontebok, Duiker, Suni.

They might be: Fallow deer, red deer, Roe deer, Sika deer (from bottom left, anticlockwise).

On the other hand they could be reindeer, Moose/elk, Oh-deer, yes-deer, no-i-deer....

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42. At 9:13pm on 27 Oct 2008, TheNorthNorfolkers wrote:
Hmmm...the deer quiz, left to right, top to bottom, we think its muntjac, roe, fallow and red deer.

The red and the roe are the natives.

The other two non-natives, sika and....reindeer!

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43. At 9:14pm on 27 Oct 2008, jollywilde54 wrote:
from the far left there is a roe deer,far right the is a japenese sika,bottom left there is a fallow deer and far right on the bottom there is a red deer

hannah hambleton,merseyside

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44. At 9:14pm on 27 Oct 2008, paulayoung1 wrote:
From top left Roe(native), Sika(introduced),Fallow(introduced), Red(native). These answers are from my 5 yr old boy well the antlers not if they are native or not. He done very well though to know what deer they belong 2 well done Rian.

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45. At 9:14pm on 27 Oct 2008, Fallowman wrote:
The antlers are as follows from top left Roe Buck, Japanese Sika Stag, Fallow Buck and Red Stag.

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46. At 9:14pm on 27 Oct 2008, amidabuddha wrote:
OK along with others, I think (in the order they were shown on TV):

Fallow
Red
Sika
Roe

The roe and the red are natural to the UK.

Other species are the muntjac and Chinese Water Deer.

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47. At 9:14pm on 27 Oct 2008, amphlett800 wrote:
Top Left: Roe
Top right: Sika
Bottom right: Red
Bottom left: Fallow

Other UK deer species are Muntjac and Chinese Water, both introduced.

Mike Amphlett

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48. At 9:14pm on 27 Oct 2008, attadale1 wrote:
none of the deer shown are native to the uk all have been introduced.

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49. At 9:14pm on 27 Oct 2008, shireman61 wrote:
From bottom left and anti clockwise

Fallow
Red
Sika
Roe

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50. At 9:15pm on 27 Oct 2008, sionjames673 wrote:
The antlers belong to:
A. Fallow, non native.
B. Red, native.
C. Sika, non native.
D. Roe, native.

The other non native deer are:
Muntjack and Chinese Water Deer.

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51. At 9:15pm on 27 Oct 2008, Frogster4 wrote:
Ok clockwise from top left
Muntjac
Roe
Red
Fallow

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52. At 9:16pm on 27 Oct 2008, pgtsika wrote:
to complete my answers above Roe are native, Sika non native ,Fallow non native Red native.

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53. At 9:17pm on 27 Oct 2008, Baldybrinko wrote:
Clockwise from top left (all this is according to my 10 year old son):
Roe (native)
Sika (non-native)
Red (native)
Fallow (non-native - the Normans brought them here apparently).
He identified them as soon as they appeared on the programme!
The other two non-native are Chinese Water Deer and Muntjack.
I think he's swallowed a wildlife book.

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54. At 9:17pm on 27 Oct 2008, hattiem-w wrote:
My step dad says " here they are in latin :

Roe - Capriolus Capriolus
Sika - Servus Nippon
Red - Servus Elaphus
Fallow - Dama Dama"

He is a deer manager so put that in your pipe and smoke it!!

hehehe!

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55. At 9:17pm on 27 Oct 2008, RobPortsmouthHants wrote:
top left: roe deer.
top right: red deer.
bottom left: fallow deer.
bottom right: muntjac deer.

from rob in portsmouth age 17

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56. At 9:17pm on 27 Oct 2008, sandybiker wrote:
Deer Antlers clockwise from top left

Muntjac
Roe
Fallow
Red

Introduced species
Sika, Pere David

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57. At 9:18pm on 27 Oct 2008, Cathycart wrote:
Deer Quiz

1. Fallow

2. Red

3. Roe

4. Muntjac

Others are Pere David and.........

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58. At 9:18pm on 27 Oct 2008, aurora-25 wrote:

Top left = Roe (native)
Top Right = Sika (non-native)
Bottom left = Fallow (non-native)
Bottom right = Red (native)

Others are Muntjac and Chinese Water Deer.

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59. At 9:18pm on 27 Oct 2008, overwallop wrote:
Top Left: Muntjack (introduced)
Top Right: Roe (native)
Bottom Left: Fallow (introduced)
Bottom Right: Red (native)

Others: Seka, reindeer

(OK, looked up reindeer, but knew the rest).

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60. At 9:18pm on 27 Oct 2008, hedgecourt wrote:
answers to deer quiz

fallow red roe muntjac

the other 2 deer are: sika and chinese water deer

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61. At 9:19pm on 27 Oct 2008, Mo3282 wrote:
Come on BBC get you act together... I agree with some of the others above, I have my Deer stalking certificate and none of those cast antlers are from a Muntjac. In order from top left clockwise they are...
-Roe Buck
-Sika Stag
-Red Stag
-Fallow Buck

The two other species of wild Deer in this country are the Muntjac and the Chinese water Deer.
The only native species are the Red and The Roe..

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62. At 9:19pm on 27 Oct 2008, ratters007 wrote:
Top left - Roe deer (Native)

Top right - Sika deer (Introduced from Asia in 19th century)

Bottom Left - Fallow deer (Introduced from mainland Europe by the Normans)

Bottom right - Red deer (Native)

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63. At 9:19pm on 27 Oct 2008, cleversocretes wrote:
The antlers are;
Roe
Japanese Sika, (not Manchurian)
Fallow
Red.
The other species are Muntjac, Chinese Water Deer and in some places Hog Deer.

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64. At 9:19pm on 27 Oct 2008, brightsniper123 wrote:
Roe Buck, Native
Sika Stag, Introduced from Japan
Fallow Buck, Introduced by the Normans
Red Stag, Native.

Gary Ling

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65. At 9:20pm on 27 Oct 2008, sayitall wrote:
clockwise from top left hand :- Roe, Sika, Red, Fallow.

Red and Roe Deer are native.

Two other Deer not shown are Muntjac and Chinese water deer.

P.S. Muntjac antler is not one of the four shown.

Thank you for allowing us to browse !

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66. At 9:20pm on 27 Oct 2008, deerleighmason wrote:
I think the antlers are (clockwise order): Seeka, Red, Fallow and then Roe!!

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67. At 9:20pm on 27 Oct 2008, simonm001 wrote:
Fallow, Red , Sika , Roe

The other two British ( though non-native )deer are Muntjac and Chinese Water Deer

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68. At 9:20pm on 27 Oct 2008, sandybiker wrote:
Deer Antlers clockwise from top left

Muntjac
Roe
Fallow
Red

Introduced species
Sika, Pere David

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69. At 9:20pm on 27 Oct 2008, sensationalSlimforge wrote:
From top left clockwise, Roe, Sika, Red, Fallow.
Red and Roe are native

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70. At 9:21pm on 27 Oct 2008, birdboyjones wrote:
top left- roe deer(native. got extinct then reintroduced)
top right- muntjac deer (introduced from china)
bottom left- fallow deer(introduced by normans)
bottom right- red deer (native)

Chris. 15

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71. At 9:21pm on 27 Oct 2008, folletta wrote:
from left to right in the pics above
Roe Buck
Sika Stag
Fallow Buck
Red Stag

Simons order was as held on TV
Fallow Buck
Red Stag
Sika Stag
Roe Buck

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72. At 9:22pm on 27 Oct 2008, Deb1992 wrote:
Clockwise from top left:
Muntjac,
Roe,
Red,
Fallow

The other two species are Sika and Chinese Water.

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73. At 9:22pm on 27 Oct 2008, peteandmandy wrote:
from top left clockwise they are ROE, SIKA, RED, AND FELLOW

There is NO MUNTJAC in the pictures above.

the native deer is ROE AND RED DEER.

and introduce are SIKA AND FELLOW.

and the 3rd question is MUNTJAC AND CHINESE WATER DEER.

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74. At 9:22pm on 27 Oct 2008, redtitgreattit wrote:
i think

1: Fallow Deer
2: Red Deer
3:Muntjack deer
4: Roe deer

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75. At 9:22pm on 27 Oct 2008, leoelastigirl wrote:
Bottom left:Fallow
Bottom Right:Red
Top Left:Muntjac
Top Right:Roe

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76. At 9:22pm on 27 Oct 2008, shunnevo wrote:
I think that the order is
top left :- roe
top right :- red
bottom left :- fallow
bottom right :- muntjac

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77. At 9:23pm on 27 Oct 2008, phillman wrote:
a. fallow.
b. red deer.
c. sika.
d. roe.

the other two deer are muntjac & chinese water deer.

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78. At 9:23pm on 27 Oct 2008, Steveandphil wrote:
I believe the antlers starting top left and working clock wise are Muntjack-Roe-Red-Fallow

Introduced species are Muntjack and Fallow
The other two are Native.

Added species are Sika and Chinese Water deer.

Hope this helps
Steve and Phil

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79. At 9:23pm on 27 Oct 2008, smallmattie wrote:

(top right) A: Roe

(top left) B: Muntjac

(bottom right) C: Red

(bottom left) D: Fallow

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80. At 9:23pm on 27 Oct 2008, redtitgreattit wrote:
oops I ment

1: Fallow deer
2: Red deer
3: Roe deer
4: Muntjack deer

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81. At 9:23pm on 27 Oct 2008, birdboyjones wrote:
top left- roe deer(native. got extinct then reintroduced)
top right- muntjac deer (introduced from china)
bottom left- fallow deer(introduced by normans)
bottom right- red deer (native)
the other two deer found in britian are the sika and chinese water deer but these are not natvie
Chris. 15

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82. At 9:23pm on 27 Oct 2008, leoelastigirl wrote:
2 other British species: Sika,Chinese Water Deer

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83. At 9:24pm on 27 Oct 2008, leoelastigirl wrote:
Muntjac introduced

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84. At 9:24pm on 27 Oct 2008, parskeeper wrote:
Clockwise, top left.

Roe (3 tines) - Native died out 1800s reintroduced.

Sika (4 tines, total of 8) - Introduced from Far East 1850s

Red - Native

Fallow - Introduced 10th cent.

Muntjac from China ( to Woburn Prk) and Chinese Water Deer from well China (to London Zoo, escaped from Whipsnade) are the other 2 introduced species.

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85. At 9:25pm on 27 Oct 2008, modernborderer wrote:
starting from top left, clockwise antlers are roe, sika,red,fallow. not native species are pier david &elkreindeer

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86. At 9:25pm on 27 Oct 2008, quietmearcat wrote:
From top left, clockwise;
Muntjac, Roe
Fallow and Red.
I think, only Red is native to the UK.

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87. At 9:25pm on 27 Oct 2008, modernborderer wrote:
starting from top left clockwise antlers are roe, sika,red,fallow. not native species are pier david &elkreindeer

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88. At 9:26pm on 27 Oct 2008, vwmiketout wrote:
top left: Roe
top right: muntjac
bottom left: fallow
bottom right: red deet

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89. At 9:26pm on 27 Oct 2008, midnightmartyn wrote:
top left to right roe sika bottom left to right fallow red .deer native to britian red and roe introduced fallow sika muntjac and chinese water deer

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90. At 9:26pm on 27 Oct 2008, susu0829 wrote:
1. fallow, 2. red, 3. muntjac, 4. roe
I enjoyed the program tonight...someone remind Bill to wear his mittens tomorrow!

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91. At 9:27pm on 27 Oct 2008, casall wrote:
Left to right Muntjak,Roe,Fallow,Red

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92. At 9:27pm on 27 Oct 2008, eladsiol wrote:
My 8 year old son says they are
Roe Sika

Fallow Red

The other species are muntjac, and chinese water deer

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93. At 9:28pm on 27 Oct 2008, Deerperson wrote:
Top Left: Roe (Latin Name Capreolus Capreolus) Native to the UK

Top Right: Japanese Sika Deer (Latin Name Cervus Nippon) Introduced species to UK

Bottom Left: Fallow (Latin Name Dama dama) Introduced species to UK

Bottom Right: Red (Latin Name Cervus Elaphus) Native to the UK

The other species in Britan are:

Muntjac (Latin Name Muntiacus Reevesi)

Chinese Water Deer (Latin Name Hydropotes Inermis)

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94. At 9:28pm on 27 Oct 2008, Farmer-phill wrote:
Hi,

From top left

Roe Buck,
Sika Stag,
Red Stag,
Fallow Buck

Other species in UK

Muntjac and the Chinese Water Deer

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95. At 9:29pm on 27 Oct 2008, Ewalotta wrote:
Deer quiz: top left clockwise
Muntjac
Roe Deer
Fallow Deer
Red Deer

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96. At 9:29pm on 27 Oct 2008, Deer-R-us wrote:
Clockwise from top left
Roe buck (native)
Sika stag (non native)
Red stag (native)
Fallow buck (non native)

The other 2 non native spicies are:
Muntjac
Chinese Water Deer

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97. At 9:29pm on 27 Oct 2008, parskeeper wrote:
You do get Reindeer in the Cairngorms too! :D Bit tame though.

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98. At 9:29pm on 27 Oct 2008, chestus wrote:
Clockwise from top left:-
Roe, Sika, Red and Fallow

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99. At 9:30pm on 27 Oct 2008, welshdeer wrote:
Antlers are as follows:

Top left - muntjac
Top Right - Roe
Bottom left - Fallow
Bottom Right - red

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100. At 9:30pm on 27 Oct 2008, ChrisJM1968 wrote:
My 11 year old daughter Debbie says they are, clockwise from top left, Roe, Sika, Red and Fallow. Red and Roe are native to Britain

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101. At 9:31pm on 27 Oct 2008, themightygrebe wrote:
Flick (9 years old) says

read from L to R
1 2
3 4

1 Muntjac (not native)
2 Roe (native)
3 Fallow (not native)
4 Red (native)

Sika and Chinese Water Deer

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102. At 9:31pm on 27 Oct 2008, martinjmknight wrote:
Clockwise from left the antlers are roe (native), sika (non-native), red (native) and fallow (native but eradicated by ice age rather than man then reintroduced).

The other two deer that live in the wild in the UK are Chinese Water Deer and Muntjac.

Contrary to some previous comments, fallow did used to be an indigenous species but became extinct some 40,000 years ago in the last ice age. Historians seem to differ as to whether the Romans or the Normans reintroduced the fallow deer.

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103. At 9:31pm on 27 Oct 2008, annhillbury wrote:
Clockwise, starting from top left:-
Roe (native), Sika (introduced), Red (native) and Fallow (introduced).

On the program tonight, Bill gave them numbers: -
1 Fallow; 2 Sika; 3 Red; 4 Roe

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104. At 9:35pm on 27 Oct 2008, sallymed wrote:
From Jack (driving his mum mad about deer and gathering a collection of antlers to clutter his bedroom)
L to R

1. Fallow
2. Red
3. Sika
4. Roe

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105. At 9:38pm on 27 Oct 2008, warrenmac wrote:
There are now two Deer antler questions, and answers being supplied in two places:

Q1 The question set in the picture on this Blog (prematurely) with a Left to Right and Top to Bottom sequence

Q2 The question Simon set during tonight's broadcast with a Left to Right linear sequence

and

A1 on this Blog

A2 on the Message Board (seems a reasonable place to put messages...)

Perhaps the BBC Naturewatch programme would like to spell out where the online questions for viewers will be found, so as to enable the answers to be in the same place, and keep the questions formatted the same online and on screen.

Better next time?

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106. At 9:39pm on 27 Oct 2008, quiethunter wrote:
top left- ROE
top right- SIKA
bottom left- FALLOW
bottom right - RED

MUNTJAC and CHINESE WATER DEER

SAMANTHA - I Love deer- i found my first red deer antler last year.

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107. At 9:39pm on 27 Oct 2008, andrew_parkes wrote:
the antlers are the roe buck(native) siker stag(non native) fallow buck(non native) and red stag(native) and the other two deers are the muntjac and the chinese water deer we also have small pockets of reindeer andpere david`s deer and axis deer living in a few country parks.

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108. At 9:40pm on 27 Oct 2008, smallmattie wrote:
(top right) A: Roe (native disappeared re- introduced)

(top left) B: Muntjac (not native from asia)

(bottom right) C: Red (largest native deer)

(bottom left) D: Fallow (native)

Sika from Asia

Chinese water deer from china

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109. At 9:41pm on 27 Oct 2008, Waterelementarisrose wrote:
The top left antler belongs to a roe deer, the top right belongs to a muntjak deer, the bottom left is a fallow deer antler, and the bottom right belongs to a red deer.

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110. At 9:43pm on 27 Oct 2008, octofad wrote:
top left - Roe
Top right- Sika
Bottom left- Fallow
Bottom right - Red

The Red is I think the only native species.
I believe the Roe was introduced by the romans, the fallow by the normans then much later the sika that originate from Japan, comprising of three sub species Japanese sika, formosan sika and manchurian sika. These deer escaped from private collections and are gradually spreading throughout the UK.
There are 2 other species found in the UK
Chinese Water deer and Muntjac - both of which are non native to Britain.

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111. At 9:44pm on 27 Oct 2008, Mo3282 wrote:
Oh forgot to mention above there is another wild species not really native either is the Sika/Red hybrid. This is only possible because they are the same genus species ie
Sika Is Cervus Nippon and the Red is Cervus Elaphus. There are other Deer to be found in Deer parks only.

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112. At 9:46pm on 27 Oct 2008, wildpdavis wrote:
Top left is roe buck,
Top right is sika,
Bottom left is the fallow buck,
Bottom right is red stag,
I thought that the only native was the roe
deer and thought that the red deer were
introduced for hunting.

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113. At 9:49pm on 27 Oct 2008, carolyn22 wrote:
top left - roe deer
top right - sika deer
bottom left - Fallow deer
bottom right - red deer

Carolyn

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114. At 9:50pm on 27 Oct 2008, Marcus Rheade-Edwards wrote:
I think the antlers are, in clockwise order,

-Roe -Sika
-Fallow -Red
???????????????????????????????????????
Marcus Rheade-Edwards

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115. At 9:55pm on 27 Oct 2008, carolefromherts wrote:
top left is roe deer
top right is sika deer
bottom left is fallow deer
bottom right is red deer
or as shown on the autumn watch programme
no 1 fallow deer
no 2 red deer
no 3 sika deer
no 4 roe deer

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116. At 9:55pm on 27 Oct 2008, Glentorg wrote:
Bottom Right - Red Deer
Bottom Left - Fallow Deer
Top Left - Muntjac
Top Right - Roe Deer

I think the two British species are the Red & Roe deer.

One other non-british species is the Sika and the other I have no eye deer!!!

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117. At 9:57pm on 27 Oct 2008, gamekeeper69 wrote:
1 fallow deer

2 red deer

3 seika deer

4 roe deer

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118. At 9:59pm on 27 Oct 2008, ShooterYoulden wrote:
From left to right

Roe buck (native)

Muntjac Deer (introduced)

Fallow Deer (introduced)

Red Stag deer (native)

James Youlden
Devon
13

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119. At 10:07pm on 27 Oct 2008, mothergoose8 wrote:
My son who is 8 years of age and is animal mad says

The top left is roe antler
The top right is sika antler
The bottom left is fallow antler and
The bottom right is red antler

The red and roe are native to the uk
The sika are from japan and the fallow were introduced by the normans

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120. At 10:08pm on 27 Oct 2008, Northernjock2 wrote:
Antlers
(Top Left); Roe Buck (Native)
(Top Right); Sika stag (introduced)
(Bottom left); Fallow buck (introduced)
(Bottom right); Red stag (native)

Other introduced are the Muntjac and the Chinese Water deer.

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121. At 10:13pm on 27 Oct 2008, markmranger wrote:
From top left (Roe deer) top right (Sika deer) from bottom left (Fallow deer) and botom right (Red deer)

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122. At 10:15pm on 27 Oct 2008, shadow-vixen wrote:
Hey. My answers are...

1. Muntjac (top left)
2. Roe (top right)
3. Fallow (bottom left)
4. Red (bottom right)

Izzi, 17, Norfolk

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123. At 10:25pm on 27 Oct 2008, TAFFSALMON wrote:
MUNTJAC ROE FALLOW RED

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124. At 10:46pm on 27 Oct 2008, Naturaltone wrote:
Top left: Roe Deer/Buck (Capreolus capreolus) - native species. Top right: (Sika Deer/Stag (Cervus nippon)- introduced species. Bottom left: Fallow Deer/Buck (Dama dama) - introduced species. Bottom right: Red Deer/Stag (Cervus elaphus) native species.

the other two non-native species found in Britain are Muntjac Deer (Muntiacus reevsi) and the Chinese water Deer (Hydropotes inermus)

there is also the Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) re-introduced into Scotland in 1952

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125. At 00:22am on 28 Oct 2008, Gazehound wrote:
Answers to the antler quiz as follows:-
top left in clockwise order Roe, Sika, Red and Fallow. the other species are Muntjac and Chinese Water Deer. There doesn't appear to be a muntjac 'prong' in the illustrations as suggested in the text

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126. At 01:59am on 28 Oct 2008, ChristopherRive wrote:
top left roe - a native
top right - muntjac - introduced
bottom right - red deer - a native
bottom left - fallow deer - introduced but a long time ago

The other two species at large in the UK are the sika deer and the Chinese water deer, both introduced.

But also Reindeer have been introduced in Scotland:

http://www.reindeer-company.demon.co.uk/

Chris

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127. At 07:37am on 28 Oct 2008, Nicola Main wrote:
From top left clockwise: Roe, Sika, Red, Fallow. The other two non-native deer are the Chinese Water Deer and the Muntjac.

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128. At 08:12am on 28 Oct 2008, geoffinhorsham wrote:
Clockwise from top left :

Roe
Sika
Red
Fallow

Geoff

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129. At 08:46am on 28 Oct 2008, chandwatch wrote:
Top left-Muntjac.Top Right-Roe.
Bottom Left-Fallow.Bottom Right-Red
Callum Chand (9)and his Nanny.

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130. At 08:51am on 28 Oct 2008, spellbindinglobster wrote:
Roe, Sika, Fallow and Red Clockwise from top left.
Muntjac and Chinese water deer are the 2 other introductions.
Fallow were introduced to Britain by the Normans, leaving only 2 species native (Roe and Red)

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131. At 08:51am on 28 Oct 2008, keithpearce wrote:
roe buck
sika stag
fallow buck
red stag

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132. At 09:00am on 28 Oct 2008, adelekane wrote:
Deer quiz answers:

Top left - Roe (native)
Top right - Sika (introduced)
Bottom left - Fallow (introduced)
Bottom right - Red (native)

The 2 other introduced species are:
Chinese Water Deer
Muntjac

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133. At 09:50am on 28 Oct 2008, Eckie-Thump wrote:
Starting at the top lefthand corner and working clockwise, I think the antlers belong to:-

1) Muntjac
2) Roe
3) Red
4) Fallow

I thank you!

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134. At 10:15am on 28 Oct 2008, birdringer101 wrote:
I think from the top left round to the bottom left clockwise it it :
muntjac deer (non-native to Britain)
roe deer (native to Britain)
red deer (native to Britain)
fallow deer (non-native to Britain)

The other two non-native deer species are:
sika deer
chinese water deer

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135. At 11:02am on 28 Oct 2008, Berkshire-Watcher wrote:
Simon King numbered the antlers as follows;
1, fallow
2, Red
3, sika
4, Roe

Red and Roe are both Native, fallow, sika, Muntjac and Chinese water are all introduced.

kev.

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136. At 11:11am on 28 Oct 2008, cjscouse wrote:
the deer are top left sika(introduced),top right roe(native),bottom left fallow(introduced),bottom right red (native). the other species liing in britain are sika and muntjac both introduced

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137. At 11:15am on 28 Oct 2008, wildfellone wrote:
Antlers are clockwise, Roe,Slika, Red, Fallow.
2 more non native species are Muntjac and Chinese Water Deer.

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138. At 11:16am on 28 Oct 2008, wildfellone wrote:
Sorry 2nd. one should have been Sika.

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139. At 11:21am on 28 Oct 2008, wildfellone wrote:
Sika and Fallow are introduced species. None of these antlers is from the Muntjac.

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140. At 11:21am on 28 Oct 2008, lorraine36 wrote:
From right to left

muntjac
roe
fallow
red

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141. At 11:59am on 28 Oct 2008, mclarenisfishing wrote:
Top left, Roe buck (native)
Top right, Sika stag (Non native)
Bottom left, Fallow buck, (non native)
Bottom right, Red stag, (native)

The other two spiecies of deer (non native) in the Uk are the Chinese Water deer and Muntjac. Thankfully, niether are found in Scotland - yet

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142. At 12:37pm on 28 Oct 2008, carolportlock wrote:
1 fallow
2 red
3 roe
4 muntjac

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143. At 2:45pm on 28 Oct 2008, Besthome2 wrote:
1. muntjac deer
2. roe deer
3. fallow deer
4. red deer

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144. At 2:58pm on 28 Oct 2008, renvo67 wrote:
Roe, Sika, Fallow, Red..

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145. At 3:20pm on 28 Oct 2008, cyberbarn wrote:
We know which antlers belong to which deer. The first is Desmond, the second is Dennis, the third is Declan, and the fourth is Bill!

Peter, age 11ish

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146. At 4:31pm on 28 Oct 2008, georginastewart wrote:
Top left - Roe Deer,
Top Right - Muntjac deer,
Bottom Left - fallow deer,
Bottom Right - Red deer.

Red Deer(Cervus Elaphus) is native to the UK.

Fallow Deer(Dama Dama) was introduced by the normans in the eleventh century.

Roe Deer(Capreolus capreolus) became extinct in most of england in the 18th century but was reintroduced in the 19th century. So they were native but had to be reintrintroduced.

Muntjac deer(Muntiancus reevesi) was introduced to woburn park in bedfordshire in the early 20th century - but many escapees have reproduced and they are living in the wild now.

2 other deers that are non-native are Sika deer and reindeer.
Sika deer(Cervus nippan) were introduced to parks in 1860 but some escapees have been reproducing and are now living in the wild.

Reindeer(Rangifer tarandus) were introduced and have been domesticated.

Pere David's deer and Axis deer have been introduced in exclusive parks as well.

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147. At 4:32pm on 28 Oct 2008, crazy-woodland-lady wrote:
I do not think there is a muntjac among this lot so i think it may be a trick question as thay could all be from the red deer but at different stages depending on the age of the deer.if that is not right this may be :-
top left sika/muntjac
top right fallow deer
bottom left red deer
bottom right roe deer

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148. At 4:33pm on 28 Oct 2008, hodgehegwatcher wrote:
i was one of the first to answer and my post isn't there anymore

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149. At 4:38pm on 28 Oct 2008, gordon-dawn wrote:
Top Left - Roe deer,
Top right - red deer,
Bottom left - fallow,
Bottom right - Muntjac.

Red deer - native,
Fallow deer - introduced,
Nuntjac - introduced,
Roe deer - extinct then reintroduced.

Sika deer and Reindeer = non-native.

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150. At 5:02pm on 28 Oct 2008, quickbearhug wrote:
I believe reading from top left
1. Sika (not native) 2. Roe (native)
3. fallow 4. Roe

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151. At 5:58pm on 28 Oct 2008, cyderfarm wrote:
Reading fron top left and clockwise.

1. Top Left Roe deer. Present in the ice age went extinct then reintroduced.
2. Top right. Sika. Introduced by the Victorians. various sub species, can hybridise with native red deer in some circumstances.
3. Bottom right. Red Deer native.
4. Bottom Left, Fallow deer introduced by Romans and Normans

Missing species Chinese Water Deer and Muntjac both introduced.

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152. At 6:08pm on 28 Oct 2008, blue-eyedsamoth wrote:
Fallow Deer
Red Stag
Sika Deer
Roe BUCK

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153. At 6:09pm on 28 Oct 2008, daveycrochet wrote:
I think clock wise it's
Comet
Vixen
Prancer
Rudoplh

I am sure of this because it is now snowing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dave Storer
26 year's old
from Coventry xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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154. At 6:14pm on 28 Oct 2008, ssbutton wrote:
hi here are my awnsers to the deer quiz on last nights program;

Top left - roe deer - native to britan the the deer died out but was reintruduced

Top right - sika deer - introduced

Bottom left - fallow deer - introduced by the normans

Bottom right - red deer - native

ssbuttons

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155. At 6:41pm on 28 Oct 2008, bristlenosegirl wrote:
Roe deer are the only ones that are native to the U.K. The other three are introduced. The two other introduced deer are the Chinese Water Deer and the Sika Deer.
The antlers (clockwise from top left) are Muntjac, Roe, Red, Fallow.

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156. At 6:48pm on 28 Oct 2008, bristlenosegirl wrote:
Change of mind after reading oh deer my mistake. top left is a Sika Deer and Not a Muntjac Deer.
Deery-me!

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157. At 7:05pm on 28 Oct 2008, Lorettabailey wrote:
Top left: Muntjac
Top right: Roe
Bottom left: Fallow
Bottom right: Red

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158. At 7:50pm on 28 Oct 2008, joeymolnar wrote:
From top left:ROE DEER,
top right:SIKA DEER,
bottom right:RED DEER,
bottom left:FALLOW DEER.

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159. At 8:04pm on 28 Oct 2008, TheNorthNorfolkers wrote:
One more go then....

Left to right...top to bottom

Sika, roe, fallow, red

Roe and red the natives.

Muntjac we think are Chinese Water Deer, and the other introduced one...well, we still think its reindeer, even if its only a once a year migration. Just kidding, we think there is a herd of them somewhere in Scotland

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160. At 9:10pm on 30 Oct 2008, maxgrav wrote:
I have seen a muntjack deer in my garden in the city of Lincoln. It was the first sighting recorded in this area. I saw it in the afternoon. My neighbour saw it at dawn the next day.

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161. At 9:03pm on 01 Nov 2008, redtitgreattit wrote:
This has nothing to do with the quiz apart from the fact that it is about deer, but what happened to Percy and all the other deer we knew from last year?! Or are you filming a different group?

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