Deer loves to be petted like a dog at zoo in New Jersey

  • A deer named Delilah lives at Johnson Park Zoo in Piscataway, New Jersey
  • A video shows her interacting with visitors who have brought her snacks
  • When she gets comfortable enough, she allows them to pet her like a dog 

An adorable video has emerged of a deer named Delilah getting petted by one of her favorite visitors like a dog at a zoo in New Jersey.

YouTube user Agavem writes in the caption: ‘We like to visit her every week to bring her fresh veggies.

‘She’s begun to let us pet her and give scratchies, which is really relaxing.’

An adorable video shows a deer named Delilah getting petted by one of her favorite visitors at Johnson Park Zoo in Piscataway, New Jersey

Delilah even positions herself different ways to get scratched in specific areas

Delilah even positions herself different ways to get scratched in specific areas

In the video Delilah is shown enjoying the petting, even positioning her self in different ways to indicate where she wants to be scratched, at Johnson Park Zoo in Piscataway, New Jersey

The visitors also bring her carrots and lettuce which she munches on happily. 

Delilah lives with other animals including pigs, goats, an emu and a mini horse.

The video was posted to YouTube on Monday and gained nearly 40,000 views in just eight hours. 

Why, why why? She happily munches on a large carrot through the chain-link fence

Why, why why? She happily munches on a large carrot through the chain-link fence

The video was posted to YouTube on Monday and gained nearly 40,000 views in eight hours

The video was posted to YouTube on Monday and gained nearly 40,000 views in eight hours

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