Overview
- Wrocław Zoo released a short clip showing an adult muntjac repeatedly rushing a female rhinoceros inside a shared enclosure.
- The footage was posted on Instagram (@zoowroclaw) and drew broad, positive reactions from viewers.
- Staff identified the animals as an adult Reeves-Muntjak weighing about 13 kilograms and a rhinoceros named Maruśka weighing roughly 1.7 tonnes.
- Keepers said the deer’s charges reflected mating-related hormones and a need to assert status rather than true aggression.
- Zoo-care expert Maciej Okupnik noted the species can coexist and usually avoid conflict, and no injuries or follow-up actions were reported.