They congregate in parks and downtowns, menacing passersby and challenging cars. Occasionally they attack- pummeling, head-butting, or stomping their victims, leaving them bruised and bloodied. This is what happens when deer go bad. Bulked up on garden greenery and increasingly unchecked by traditional predators, ungulates worldwide are losing their deer-in-the-headlights passivity. In early summer, protective does are going after dogs. (See a graphic video at http://bit.ly/deerattack.) In the fall rut, it's the bucks you need to watch out for; in London, the "Beast of Bushy Park" recently knocked down two people out for a stroll, goring one.
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