Gang of cheeky jackdaws steal clumps of hair from deer in London park to build their nests 

Short back and sides, Sir? Moment gang of cheeky jackdaws steal clumps of hair from deer in London park to build their nests Jackdaws were spotted landing on fallow deer’s back to pinch clumps of his hair Young buck quickly gets irritated by the birds and attempts to shake them off Footage captured by photographer Paul Browning … Read more

Whales are descendants of ‘tiny deer’ that walked on land 50 MILLION years ago

The largest animal on Earth swims through the depths of the oceans, but 50 million years ago whales walked the surface on four legs. A professor at Northeast Ohio Medical University reveals the massive creatures are descendants of an ancient ‘little deer,’ known as Indohyus. Through the research of cetaceans evolution, which includes hippopotamus to … Read more

Challenger sees off alpha male Dave the Deer in a dramatic boxing match

Stag fight! One-antlered challenger sees off park’s alpha male Dave the Deer in a dramatic boxing match Cara Hewitt filmed fight at Bradgate Park in Charnwood Forest, Leicestershire She is an assistant ranger at the park and was feeding a red deer at the time  A large male with one antler approached, standing up on … Read more

Deer crashes into a garage door

Doe! Bizarre moment panicking deer runs headlong into a garage door and five more spooked animals skid across driveway A home CCTV system captured footage of the deer running into the garage door The incident in Hagerstown, Maryland happened at lunchtime on Monday  The householder believes the startled deer were blinded by the low sun  … Read more

Businessman fined £800 after dog caused deer stampede in London park that left boy in hospital

Businessman, 52, is fined £800 after his Rhodesian Ridgeback dog got off his lead and caused deer stampede in London park that left boy with broken rib and head injury Finn Schioldan’s Rhodesian Ridgeback chased deer herd in Bushy Park, London Court heard one of the deer tried to leap over a family visiting the … Read more

Deer with bizarre condition that covers its eyeballs with HAIR is put down by officials in Tennessee

A whitetail deer with hair growing out of its eyeballs was discovered wandering in a Tennessee suburb. Residents of Farragut, a suburb about 20 minutes outside Knoxville, reported the buck to authorities, telling them it was circling the street, with visible bleeding, no awareness of the people around it, and ‘something on its eyes.’ Concerned … Read more

Extremely rare BLACK leopard is spotted in Indian wildlife park as it tries to hunt a deer 

Extremely rare BLACK leopard is spotted in Indian wildlife park as it tries to hunt a deer The rare melanistic leopard was photographed by Anurag Gawande while he was in Tadoba National Park Melanistic leopards are incredibly rare because of their black coats being highly coveted by poachers Gawande said the leopard, pictured contrasted against clay-red ground, … Read more

Wild lynx is set to be reintroduced to Britain to cut soaring deer population

Wild lynx may soon be reintroduced to the UK’s fields and woods in a bid to cut the soaring number of deer which are damaging young trees and crops and causing crashes. The plans have been put forward by the Lynx Trust UK who say although sheep may be targeted by the feline predators, compensation … Read more

Lynx could be reintroduced to Scotland for the first time in 500 YEARS to manage deer populations

Lynx could be reintroduced to Scotland for the first time in 500 YEARS to help manage deer populations Eurasian lynx are native to Britain, but were driven to extinction 500 years ago They now live in mainland Europe, and are thought to pose no threat to humans A new study aims to understand if people … Read more

Moment hidden camera captures two male deer frolicking in murky puddle

Stag in the mud! Moment hidden camera captures two male deer splashing and frolicking in murky puddle Ecological consultant Dr Jochen Langbein filmed deers in Exmoor National Park Red deer stags seen jumping in murky puddle and covering themselves in mud Deers known to use mud wallows especially during the peak of mating season By … Read more