OH deer.
A reindeer on loan as a festive attraction to a mountain forest has been on the run for six days after bolting a 6ft fence when he was spooked by a dog.
Borneo was one of two reindeer who travelled south from their home at the Cairngorms Centre to be put on show temporarily at Whinlatter Forest, Cumbria.
The seven-year-old adult male was in his pen when a dog got into the enclosure on Wednesday, spooking Borneo, who quickly leapt over the fence and ran into the forest.
Officials are urging eagle-eyed members of the public to keep a look-out for Borneo.
Barbara Thomson, of the Forestry Commission, said: "Reindeer have an inbred fear of dogs and one was spooked and escaped over the fence and was chased out into the forest. This isn't so much a welfare issue because there will be plenty of food for him."
In the meantime, his companion has been returned to Scotland after getting lonely following Borneo's dashing departure. "It wouldn't be nice to leave one on its own," Ms Thomson said.
Why are you making commenting on The Herald only available to subscribers?
It should have been a safe space for informed debate, somewhere for readers to discuss issues around the biggest stories of the day, but all too often the below the line comments on most websites have become bogged down by off-topic discussions and abuse.
heraldscotland.com is tackling this problem by allowing only subscribers to comment.
We are doing this to improve the experience for our loyal readers and we believe it will reduce the ability of trolls and troublemakers, who occasionally find their way onto our site, to abuse our journalists and readers. We also hope it will help the comments section fulfil its promise as a part of Scotland's conversation with itself.
We are lucky at The Herald. We are read by an informed, educated readership who can add their knowledge and insights to our stories.
That is invaluable.
We are making the subscriber-only change to support our valued readers, who tell us they don't want the site cluttered up with irrelevant comments, untruths and abuse.
In the past, the journalist’s job was to collect and distribute information to the audience. Technology means that readers can shape a discussion. We look forward to hearing from you on heraldscotland.com
Comments & Moderation
Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.
Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.
Read the rules hereComments are closed on this article