{"id":142286,"date":"2026-05-17T02:24:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T02:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/05\/17\/drivers-warned-against-drunk-deer-on-roads-as-normally-benign-creatures-become-tainted-by-rotten-fruit\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T02:28:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T02:28:46","slug":"drivers-warned-against-drunk-deer-on-roads-as-normally-benign-creatures-become-tainted-by-rotten-fruit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/05\/17\/drivers-warned-against-drunk-deer-on-roads-as-normally-benign-creatures-become-tainted-by-rotten-fruit\/","title":{"rendered":"Drivers warned against &#8216;drunk&#8217; deer on roads as normally benign creatures become tainted by rotten fruit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>This is the moment a deer runs in circles beside the road after a juicy bender on fermented fruit, leaving it looking edgy.<\/p>\n<p>The furry creature was seen trying to balance by moving in circles in a field.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--thesun aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module \">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsign up for <span class=\"newsletter-name theme-main\">Sun<\/span> Newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThank you!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_39121764\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>The deer was seen moving in circles in the middle of a field next to a road<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: NewsX<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_39121770\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>In a moment he falls to the ground, unable to maintain his balance.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: NewsX<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In footage captured by a French driver, the deer was seen moving in circles among the grass.<\/p>\n<p>Leaping around, the animal stumbled several times throughout the video.<\/p>\n<p>He appeared to become still again, before stopping to look around.<\/p>\n<p>In another disturbing moment, his head began to shake back and forth. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-readmore\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content-wrapper article-readmore__content-wrapper--multi\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-kicker\">Oh Deer<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-headline\">Deer tries to get a jump start in race before tripping in chaotic scenes<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"240\" width=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/newspress-collage-z4p9qbocx-1767964652425.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;1767964878&amp;w=360&amp;h=240&amp;crop=1\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-kicker\">bamboo<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-headline\">Watch tiny deer take on giant 1.7-ton rhino in David vs. Goliath zoo standoff<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_39121775\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Eventually he stands up again, managing to stand steady on all fours for a moment<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: NewsX<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_39121778\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Suspected drunken deer eventually walks away after a short time, seemingly no longer affected by the drunken fruit<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Credit: View Source<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Explaining the strange sighting, the police said that the deer might have eaten the fermented forest fruit and left it intoxicated. <\/p>\n<p>The French Gendarmerie in the Sa\u00f4ne-et-Loire department released footage, warning drivers to be wary of animals experiencing similar symptoms. <\/p>\n<p>The roe deer species is reportedly commonly known for eating fluffy snacks.<\/p>\n<p>The deer species \u2013 seen in the video \u2013 lives in Burgundy, France.  <\/p>\n<p>In a post on social media, the police department joked: &#8220;Ladies and gentlemen&#8230; not all people walking down the street are sober. This footage proves it.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In <span id=\"b8449af3-619f-410f-9a68-e8bda2c83bd8\" class=\"suggested-link\">spring<\/span>Some wild animals consume buds, fermented fruits or decaying plants&#8230; and their behavior can be completely unpredictable,\u201d the post reads.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The danger is that they may cross the road suddenly, their trajectory may be inconsistent, stop suddenly in the road, and run disorganized.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Police further said that accidents can happen very quickly at night and on secondary roads, encouraging drivers to be cautious while driving. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So, we slow down, we anticipate, we can avoid car accidents, and we can double our vigilance in a wooded area,&#8221; the post reads.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Bambi drinks in the woods, it&#8217;s not the time to drive like you have the road on you.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Take it <span id=\"6abb17df-7ce5-413d-9423-38cedfea78b9\" class=\"suggested-link\">Good<\/span> Evening.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Later, the department said it was &#8220;impossible to establish a definitive veterinary diagnosis&#8221; for the animal. <\/p>\n<p>Police said, &#8220;The observed behavior may be compatible with the ingestion of fermented plant matter, which is a very well-known and very common phenomenon in some cervids in the spring.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But other causes cannot be clearly ruled out: injury, disease, trauma or neurological disorders.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the moment a deer runs in circles beside the road after a juicy bender on fermented fruit, leaving it looking edgy. 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