Watch ‘sacred’ deer bow for a treat 'An image of a world occupied by deer' Nara, a small city and former Japanese capital south of Kyoto, is heaving with sika deer and has been for centuries.

奈良しかできない鹿と環境を守るプロジェクト A close-up of the paper bag Nara, a small city and former Japanese capital south of Kyoto, is heaving with Sika deer and has been ...

Wild deer populations are rocketing in rural parts of Japan, and that's a source of frustration for the people who live there. The animals are damaging crops and causing traffic accidents.

The photo, taken on Japan's Yakushima Island, is titled "Forest Rodeo." Ohshima snapped the photo just after the monkey catapulted itself onto a sika deer, using a tree as a springboard ...