In absolutely perfect news, a Shropshire deer truly believes that they are actually a cow. A wildlife photographer has captured a moment of pure, unadulterated bliss — a fallow maxing out in the British countryside, surrounded by his chosen family, a herd of cows.
Photographer Andrew Fusek Peters captured the glorious images several months after the lost angel was “adopted” by the cows. The deer is known to graze alongside the gentle giants after it was separated from its own herd.
“This particular male has, for some strange reason, adopted these cows as his herd and stays with them almost every day – grazing, lying down and acting rather like a cow himself,” Fusek Peters shared in an interview with SWNS.
“This type of deer behaviour has never been observed or captured before and really is a Shropshire wonder,” Fusek Peters added. “You certainly never see a deer that thinks it’s a cow. It’s like the deer is copying the cows.”
Peters revealed that his friend told him about the ambitious angel months ago, and he simply had to witness it for himself.
“A neighbour has been telling me for months about this. He said, ‘This deer has been hanging out with a herd of cows. You have to go and see it.’
“One day he rang me and said ‘the deer is there right now’. I drove straight to the farmer’s field and spent several hours there with a long lens,” he continued “The cows were in another field before and the deer was with them then too. It’s just bonkers.”
We support you fully, you bright young fallow.
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