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ihaveaquestion

(4,430 posts) Mon Jan 12, 2026, 11:10 AM Monday

Tiny deer seen chasing rhino around zoo enclosure - I dare anyone to find anything cuter than this!

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Tiny deer seen chasing rhino around zoo enclosure - I dare anyone to find anything cuter than this! (Original Post) ihaveaquestion Monday OP

That is so cute. Thank you for sharing ihaveaquestion. debm55 Monday #1

I don't believe that is a deer videohead5 Monday #2

You forgot to say "Um, Actually" ihaveaquestion Monday #3

! LudwigPastorius Monday #8

I've read several articles about this, all say it's a muntjac (deer). sl8 Monday #6

I was just saying videohead5 Monday #10

Obviously, the vapid voice over woman didn't want to open it up Warpy Monday #9

Too cute malaise Monday #4

Adorable antelope. Solly Mack Monday #5

That's adorable 🥰 MustLoveBeagles Monday #7

I did not know rhinos were so playful... 3catwoman3 Monday #11

debm55

(56,166 posts)

1. That is so cute. Thank you for sharing ihaveaquestion.

Reply to ihaveaquestion (Original post)

Mon Jan 12, 2026, 12:09 PM

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videohead5

(2,878 posts)

2. I don't believe that is a deer

Reply to ihaveaquestion (Original post)

Mon Jan 12, 2026, 01:08 PM

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I believe it's an African Antelope called a DiK-Dik.

ihaveaquestion

(4,430 posts)

3. You forgot to say "Um, Actually"

Reply to videohead5 (Reply #2)

Mon Jan 12, 2026, 01:12 PM

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LudwigPastorius

(14,233 posts)

8. !

Reply to ihaveaquestion (Reply #3)

Mon Jan 12, 2026, 01:55 PM

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sl8

(17,016 posts)

6. I've read several articles about this, all say it's a muntjac (deer).

Reply to videohead5 (Reply #2)

Mon Jan 12, 2026, 01:19 PM

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Here's one article, but there are plenty more:

https://ftw.usatoday.com/story/sports/outdoors/2026/01/09/tiny-deer-takes-on-massive-rhino-david-vs-goliath-poland-zoo/88106209007/

Wikipedia article about Muntjac:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muntjac

On edit:

The Telegraph spoke with the zookeeper:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/01/09/tiny-deer-locks-horns-with-17-ton-rhino-and-wins/

videohead5

(2,878 posts)

10. I was just saying

Reply to sl8 (Reply #6)

Mon Jan 12, 2026, 08:42 PM

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That it does not look like a North American deer. I did read that it was a Dik-Dik by someone else.

Warpy

(114,410 posts)

9. Obviously, the vapid voice over woman didn't want to open it up

Reply to videohead5 (Reply #2)

Mon Jan 12, 2026, 02:10 PM

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to a bunch of crass and juvenile dik-dik jokes.

C'mon, you know it would have happened.

malaise

(293,072 posts)

4. Too cute

Reply to ihaveaquestion (Original post)

Mon Jan 12, 2026, 01:13 PM

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😀

Solly Mack

(96,412 posts)

5. Adorable antelope.

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Mon Jan 12, 2026, 01:16 PM

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ETA: Or deer.

Either way, too cute!

MustLoveBeagles

(14,861 posts)

7. That's adorable 🥰

Reply to ihaveaquestion (Original post)

Mon Jan 12, 2026, 01:31 PM

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They're having so much fun.

3catwoman3

(28,643 posts)

11. I did not know rhinos were so playful...

Reply to ihaveaquestion (Original post)

Mon Jan 12, 2026, 09:41 PM

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...or so agile.

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