Karla Gallardo RTGAmbassador Many local people were selling special food or treats that visitors could give to the deer. I had the opportunity to see wild deer in the past, this was my first time being able to pet and feed them by myself. As soon as I decided to buy some treats for the deer, I became really interesting to the deer. Many of them followed me around; as my walking speed increased, theirs did too. Some of them even started looking for the treats in my bag by themselves. At first, I was a little bit nervous and scared as we needed to approach them with caution as they are wild creatures after all, capable of occasional nips or kicks. Nonetheless, my excitement to live this unique experience quickly overpowered these emotions. As I was offering the treats to the deer, I noticed that they were really delicate creatures with the visitors as they did not take the food desperately and instead took it slowly and with caution from my hands. This increased my excitement and made me keep buying more and more treats for them. One important and captivating detail I discovered from the experience with these Nara wild creatures, is that they have mastered the art of politeness by themselves. As it is common in the Japanese culture to bow as a sign of respect to others, these deer learned to bow in order to ask and receive food from the people who visit them. Overall, the visit to Nara Deer Park was an enriching and memorable experience since we were able to interact with these unique creatures up close.
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