Jezebel: Deer

Unholy Matrimony: A Sheep Has Married a Deer in China

Cassie Murdoch — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:40:00 EST

Three months or so ago, reports began to surface that a sheep and a deer were carrying on a love affair at a Chinese zoo. Well, yesterday, they "decided" to make it official, and got married in a Valentine's Day wedding ceremony at the zoo. The male sheep, who's called Long Hair, and the female deer, Pure Child, received a wedding bath and a feast of carrots and grass, which they shared with their guests (i.e., other animals from the park). There was apparently one small scare when Pure Child got nervous and left her "groom" at the altar, but the two managed eventually to find their way through the "I Do Gate" that the zoo staff had built. Oh, and if you thought this is one of those innocent animal friendships that won't be consummated, you'd be wrong. These two reportedly get it on, cross-species style. Here's hoping Pure Child and Long Hair live out their days in wedded bliss. More »

"Flying Deer" Damages Power Lines

Anna North — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 16:35:00 EDT

You know how sometimes you see shoes looped around a power line and you try to remember all the urban legends about what that stands for? Yeah, well, in Montana a lady saw a dead deer hanging from a power line. Sad. Except then a guy from the power company told her, "Apparently, we've got deer with wings." But that's probably not true — instead what probably happened is an eagle dropped it there. Or, you know, a pterodactyl. I'm going to believe the latter until I see evidence to the contrary. More »

Saturday Night Social

Lauri Apple — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 19:00:00 EST

Time for me to sign off! From Ted Williams to today's tragedy in Arizona, it was one helluva week. Lots to discuss, but keep it light around here. And come back later tonight for the SNL open thread! More »

Oh, Deer

Katy Kelleher — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:40:00 EST

Dillie, a pet deer living with an Ohio family, has to be the most spoiled pet in America. She is fed a nutritious diet of ice cream, linguine and roses, and she even has her own bedroom. More cute: [CBS] More »

Deer Bathes Cat!

Sadie Stein — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:20:00 EDT

And to make it even more heartwarming? The young deer lives at Arnold's Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, a nonprofit in Florida that's cared for dozens of deer. [Buzzfeed via Youtube] More »

Happy Hump Day!

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 13 May 2009 16:50:00 EDT

[Fayetteville, Arkansas, May 13. Image via the Jezebel mailbox.]

Seal Pup Afraid Of Fish • Delhi Court Rules That Sex Under Promise Of Marriage Is Rape

Katy Kelleher — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:20:00 EST

• A five-week-old seal pup has astonished caretakers by refusing to eat fish. Staff at a marine sanctuary say that this is the first time they've seen a seal with a fish phobia. • More »

The First Unicorn

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:45:00 EDT

A real, live unicorn was spotted in Italy! Well, sorta. It's actually a baby deer that was born-with a genetic flaw of only having one horn in the center of his head-in captivity in a research habitat in the Tuscan town of Prato. Gilberto Tozzi, director of the Center of Natural Sciences in Prato said that this is the first time he's ever seen anything like this. [AP] More »