It’s a scary thought when you think about humans crossing paths with wild animals, but when it happens, it’s always fascinatingly beautiful to watch.
There is one rule in one forest in Southern Ontario where they forbid the hunting of deers.
It, therefore, resulted in these wild animals learning to trust humans who go to their natural habitat. It somehow broke the wall between the people and the deers who live there.
And there’s one man in particular that they’ve grown to like because he shares his apples with them.
One crispy sound from a bite on his apple and the deers come appearing out of the woods.
However, it’s really not a practical idea to feed wild animals. They must learn how to be self-sufficient and if they get used to getting food from humans, it may result in a not-so-good attitude. Imagine when a person comes near them and has no food to offer?
These wild animals can become aggressive and we all know the possible results of that.
But with over a million views on just one of his videos alone, it’s clear that people enjoy watching these kinds of interactions between people and wild animals. And let’s face it, they have no other reason to come near us other than to get a snack.
This Canadian man’s videos made rounds on the internet back in 2018 and just recently, he is back at it again.
The two original videos seemed to charm viewers partly due to how graceful the animals were. They weren’t really begging for food, but they were happy to delicately pick up the pieces he tossed their way.
“What a beautiful, magical experience! That lucky, lucky man!” said one commenter.
Some viewers online even jokingly commented that this guy might just be a Disney princess in disguise.
You can see from this photo that one deer was watching closely to make sure he could be trusted before signaling to the other creatures that it was ok to approach.
According to the video caption, this really is a rare event, especially since the deer let their babies get close to the man.
“This man waited until the deer were very close and he began eating an apple and throwing pieces on the ground. The deer ran to share it with him. The surprising part was that they actually brought their fawns over too.”
A doe will be very protective of her little ones, so the fact that she signaled to them that it was safe made it an extra special moment.
“Does typically hide their fawns in the long grass, often separately, in order to protect them from predators…Fawns are always watching their mother and she will use a complex set of tail and ear movements to communicate with them…This man had an incredibly rare treat as she brought her fawns very close.”
Very few commenters were critical of the man for feeding the deer, which is special in itself since that’s what commenters are wont to do.
Not only the human and wild encounter caught the people’s attention but also the mesmerizing beauty of the green forest.
Of course, people immediately wanted to go to the location, not realizing that the more humans that show up there the less serene it will be.
Nevertheless, someone provided potential location details in the comments.
“If I’m not mistaken, he’s in Apsley, on Jack Jake. It’s located just off Hwy 28, an hour north of Peterborough, ON. I’ve been there many times. The deer are only a little skittish, and they warm up to nice people quite quickly. It’s a little piece of paradise. The sanctuary is real but it doesn’t get advertised or even well signed. The village of Apsley likes it that way.”
Bringing humans and wild animals can surely affect either side, but what we should be worried about is the preservation of these wild animals’ natural habitat. As the popular sign says, “keep your feet off the grass”.
If ever you’ll set foot on this place, just make sure to keep it clean and green.
Make sure to watch the videos below to see this rare scene between this man and the deers.
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