‘Oh deer!’ Surprise visitors drop in at Parliament

Seven deer from Taman Rusa believed to have separated from the herd enter the Parliament compound where the Senate session was in progress.

KUALA LUMPUR: Parliament received unusual “visitors” comprising a group of deer that suddenly trodded in and were seen frolicking in the pool in the compound of the main tower of Parliament, at about 11.45am yesterday.

According to a security guard at Parliament House, a group of about seven deer from the tens of deer reared in Taman Rusa, located adjacent to the visitors parking area at the Parliament building, were believed to have separated from the herd and entered the Parliament compound where the Senate session was in progress.

“Three of the deer frolicked in the pool, while the others hovered around the fenced area near the main entrance.

“All the deer were captured and placed back in the enclosure about an hour later, without any untoward incident,” he told Bernama.

The incident attracted the attention of Deputy Works Minister Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin who was in Parliament to attend the Dewan Negara sitting yesterday. She also posted a picture of a deer on her Facebook page, writing: “Today a herd of deer visited the Parliament House trying out the pool.”

The tens of Axis species of deer, which were presented by former Indonesian president, Suharto, to Malaysia were placed in an open space that was later called Taman Rusa. -FMT