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This little deer, found at the Todai-ji temple in Nara, Japan, has impeccable manners. And the American tourists aren’t comporting themselves too badly either! It’s amazing to see semi-wild animals that are so well-bred.

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This deer is pretty mannered as well:

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Maybe we should be hiring deer to do the caretaking in respectable public spaces, instead of goats. All goats do is scream all day.