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Day 277 – Bambi’s dinner

I took this in Nara, near Kyoto. Nara is home both to the spectacular Todai-ji temple and hundreds of roaming deer. Cute yet mischievous, they will seduce you with a big doey eyes before audaciously snatching your packed lunch and running away giggling.

Unlike at the zoo, feeding them is openly encouraged. Food vending machines are dotted around the park providing tasty deer treats. You have to be careful mind – If you are a too blasé with them you will quickly find yourself amidst a stampede of peckish, pestering deer.