Vet Creates Hybrid Deer Species by Crossbreeding a Sika Deer and an Elk OutdoorHub Reporters 09.19.17



So, this guy created – that’s right I said created – a new breed of deer, and people everywhere are baffled by the sight of this thing.

Apparently, a vet from Canada went all the way to China and crossbred a Chinese sika and an elk, and got this strange-looking hybrid species:

Folks on Facbook have been trying to figure this mystery out, some even called the photo a fake and saying it was photoshopped, but that’s been ruled out since the vet himself confirmed the crossbreeding:

Here’s another photo of Lalo posing with the deer. Note the neck on this thing – it looks like a big mature whitetail in the heat of the rut!