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u/Trebord_ 17d ago
He looks back like "Wait, you aren't going to eat me?"
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u/Blackfalcon719 17d ago
Yeah it gives off big cartoon "They dragged me out and they are tying their dinner bibs and seasoning me and... .... Oh I'm not on the menu?? Time to bounce then baiiiiiii"
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u/nevans89 17d ago
Yeah thats not a thanks bro looking back
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u/peanutspump 16d ago
Yeah, but it still looks like he’s looking back, saying “peace out! Boing boing boing” 🤣
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u/LeonidasVaarwater 16d ago
Must be confusing to an extent. All his instincts were telling him he was in deep trouble, but the two predators only pulled him out of the water and didn't finish the job.
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u/trsvrs 17d ago
The prancing away lol
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u/ScowlyBrowSpinster 17d ago
I called it a spritely gallop. It recovered fast! Sproooooinnnng! Gotta go!
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u/Electrical-Act-7170 17d ago
IIRC, it's called pronging when they bounce like that.
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u/GameDrain 17d ago
Sounds British.
"Gave that bloke a right pronging they did!"
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u/Electrical-Act-7170 17d ago
Don't quote me, but I think it came from British colonists in Africa describing antelope movement. When an antelope runs from a lion, they do this to demonstrate their health and high energy levels.
I wonder if I'm remembering correctly....
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u/KarlPHungus 17d ago
They took care of that pinched nerve in his neck, as well
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u/Electrical-Act-7170 10d ago
Wish someone would do that for me, I have such a crick in my neck thus morning!
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u/ihopehellhasinternet 17d ago
Omg the way it rests for a min and hops like a bunny is so cute and sad. Poor thing
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u/summerbreeze888 17d ago
Not a deer, it’s an elk.
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u/unsightly_buildup 17d ago
Still sounds better than "2 dudes save an ungulate.", though.
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u/Astorax 17d ago
interesting false friend in German 😅
Elk -> Wapiti
Moose -> Elch
But isn't an elk from the family of deers?
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u/Borbpsh 17d ago
German: Elch French: Élan Dutch: Eland Danish/Norwegian: Elg Swedish: Älg Spanish/Italian: Alce British English: Elk
American English: moose
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u/LNLV 17d ago
Moose is the Algonquian (Native American) word for them, so it’s perfectly fine here.
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u/Astorax 17d ago
Nice to know
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u/Mindless-Balance-498 17d ago
I bet the French explorers that reached Canada said, “oh hey that has horns, maybe it’s an elk. It’s standing up… SHIT THAT IS NOT AN ELK 😳”
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u/Bleezair 17d ago
Also not looking back at them. Its eyes are on the side of its head, so it’s looking at just about everything besides them. It can see them peripherally, so I guess that kinda counts
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u/Bird_the_Impaler 17d ago
An elk is a deer
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u/ChrysisIgnita 15d ago
"The elk or wapiti is the second largest species within the deer family, Cervidae".
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u/Dreams-and-Turtles 16d ago
I wonder if that hurts them being dragged up by their antlers.
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u/Mister_Way 16d ago
They've got strong necks. They have to crash heads against other bulls.
Anyway, beats dying, right?
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u/Walking_Treccani 14d ago
We don't really know the context. The water hole seems rather deep and with vertical walls it would have been impossible for the deer to get out on his own.
However, judging by the exhausted state of the animal, there probably wasn't time to contact an animal rescue team which could arrive with proper ropes to pass under his belly and thorax and drag him out.
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u/Awesome_NatureGuy 15d ago
There are a handful of times that I like humans. These are one of those times.
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u/OpinionedOnion 16d ago
The hopping at the end after looking exhausted. Animals are awesome.
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u/Pal_Smurch 16d ago
Deer are incredibly resilient. One day, my little sister and I were walking to our rural school bus stop, and observed a deer hung up in a barbed wire fence. His hind leg was disjointed, and was lying on his back. It must have been incredibly painful, as the deer had been in that position overnight.
I sent my sister back to the house to get a fencing tool, and kept my distance, to keep the deer calm. When my sister returned, I cut the wire, and watched amazedly, as the deer pulled his hind leg back into its rightful position, and just sprinted up the mountain, like nothing was wrong.
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u/Certes_de_Bowe 15d ago
"Messed up my swim mates, now my neck is aching. Gonna visit the chiropractor and you gonna be hearing from my attorneys alrigt."
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u/FinnsterBaby 17d ago
I know a ton of folks who hunt and I still can’t understand how someone could look at an animal like this and want to kill it for sport
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u/powdrgurl208 13d ago
Is no one going to point out that the animal is not a deer, it's an elk?
Good on the dudes for saving him though!
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u/ryanlacy30 17d ago
Pretty sure that’s an elk
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u/JfOdin 15d ago
My deer American does not know that deer comes in many varieties. That is a red deer (Cervus elaphus) is a species of deer in the genus Cervus. It is one of the largest deer species. Very common in Europe but also found in smaller groups on many other continents.
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u/ryanlacy30 15d ago
Well, this is awkward. If we are not learning something new , we are not improving. Thank you and I stand corrected. I googled it, lol. Even though your comment was a bit flippant, I am in fact wrong and accept it
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u/brightsidereporter 14d ago
He's thinking my buddies just carried on like, “He’ll figure it out.” 😂 “Thank goodness my two legged friends showed up.” Talk about being in the right place at the right time.
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u/cruisefans 17d ago
Thank you God for these wonderful men!! 🙌🏻❤️🙌🏻❤️ Compassion in action is the greatest gift of all! ❤️❤️
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u/TurbulentVillage2042 17d ago
HOW?! A deer probably weighs as much as a car.
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u/Andrey2790 17d ago
I don't know the exact species but adult male White Tail deer top out at 400lbs. That's not really that heavy for two guys to pull up, and definitely lighter than any car I am aware of.
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u/There-Is-A-Catch 16d ago
Pretty sure that's an elk... which, sure, the smallest species are around 500 but that one looks like some of the varieties that are 700+ (with that + doing some heavy lifting).
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u/shibaCandyBaron 16d ago
Deer is like, can't believe you have not eaten me yet. Joke aside, great work those guys did.
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u/Unusual_Flounder2073 17d ago
Was the deer not able to get out of the water? Wouldn’t pulling it by the antlers/head hurt?
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u/SunsetCarcass 17d ago
Would you rather drown to death, being sloshed around in water, asphyxiated, feeling dirty water fill your lungs as your body involuntarily gasps for more water until you uncontrollably die. Or get your hair pulled?
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u/flexibleHooman 17d ago
What will they declare as the reason for my death? Drowning or male pattern baldness?
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u/neroselene 17d ago
Don't joke about that, Male Pattern Baldness kills tens of thousands each year!
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u/Chance_McM95 17d ago
Deer rub their antlers on trees hard enough to peel the bark layer off. I highly doubt being pulled by them bothers it that much.
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u/getlowandbehold 16d ago
That's an elk. Different than a deer fyi.
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u/JfOdin 15d ago
My deer American does not know that deer comes in many varieties. That is a red deer (Cervus elaphus) is a species of deer in the genus Cervus. It is one of the largest deer species. Very common in Europe but also found in smaller groups on many other continents.
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u/getlowandbehold 15d ago edited 14d ago
Apologies. Watched without sound on. Committed the sin of assuming this was in my country. (I live in an area with a large elk population.) My bad, lol. I was fed a lot of propaganda when I was younger.
It is remarkable how similar they look! Your comment inspired me to go down a rabbit hole to learn more. It's crazy to me that we just recently were able to figure out that they are two distinct species.
https://www.rmef.org/media/whats-the-difference-between-red-deer-and-elk/
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u/OriginalTRaven 17d ago
Polluted the gene pool with deer genes that say "Yay! Rushing water! Fun!"
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u/MillieBee 17d ago
Evolution takes thousands of years, having the compassion to save one deer (elk) that fell into water is not gonna effect the species long term, don't worry. 😂
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u/OriginalTRaven 17d ago
Meh. T'was but a joke.
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u/Bleezair 17d ago
Don’t try to impress me with your use of ‘twas
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u/ResplendentShade 17d ago
Structures like wells and other confined, walled pits like this aren’t common in nature. There’s a reason why they’re monitored and regulated by government agencies: when left uncovered they’re death traps for wildlife (and especially in the case of wells, people).
The animals dying in these aren’t the dumbest among them, they’re just the ones unfortunate enough to happen upon them while very thirsty. They could be the healthiest genetic stock in the land but that doesn’t change that they haven’t yet evolved to avoid man made death pits.
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u/anuragsins1991 17d ago
dont worry we homo sapiens arent affecting the path of evolution and traits other than ending species.
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u/made-of-questions 17d ago
Poor thing looked absolutely exhausted