A mother was left in a near state of shock after her 4-year-old son Dominic went out to play and brought back a new friend. A most unusual friend that had never been seen before.
Stephanie Brown's son was out playing near their resort home in the rural area of Massanutten Resort in the US state of Virginia and when he turned up at the door, he had with him a baby deer.
Stephanie had been packing up their things to return home after their short break when the duo made their appearance. It is not clear as to how they came to be together though Stephanie suspects that the deer may have been attracted by some crackers her son had in his pocket.
Knowing the sight would need to be seen to be believed Stephanie quickly ran and got her camera to take some snaps. She then posted them online and they soon went viral, being shared almost 50,000 times and being viewed by millions.
She said in her post:
"Dominic really went outside and brought a deer back..."
Comments online included:
"Mom look! I brought home Bambi!"
"They both look like this is an everyday occurrence for them. So precious, both of them."
"Your son and his friend are super cute. Great pic."
And:
"They look like buddies."
Stephanie later told ABC news:
"I was in shock. I was like, 'No way. My mind is playing games with me', It wasn't like anything strange for him, it was so weird. They were just in sync."
Dominic says he named the deer Flash after his favourite DC superhero and it wasn't long before the young deer took off into the woods, presumably in search of her own mother.
Wild deer are very common in rural Virginia and have few natural predators in the region, meaning their numbers have dramatically increased over the last few years. While deer are generally timid, young deer can become accustomed to human contact if they are socialised early enough.
[Based on reporting by: Positive Outlooks]
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