The females are extremely protective of their young, defending them from all threats, real or imagined, from males and even zoo employees.
這時可輪到母鹿耍脾氣了，不僅靠近小鹿的公鹿會被怒目以對，連天天進園餵食的管理員也被視為居心不良，動輒以「角」相向。「常常被母鹿修理出來」，動物園保育組組長陳寶忠心有餘悸地說。