Animals in captivity can end up with some unusual neighbors —surprising encounters.
In a naturalistic rendition of David vs. Goliath, a 28-pound Reeves’s muntjac named Tata, a small deer species native to Asia, took on Maruśka, a 1.7-ton female rhinoceros, in a fierce head-to-head at the Wroclaw Zoo in Poland.
A video that’s gone viral on social media shows the miniature deer fiercely standing its ground and charging at the far more massive rhino, clashing into its horn-tipped snout with tiny antlers.
At first, the rhino appears to be amused, waving its head around. But by the end of the video, it’s clear who won the confrontation: the muntjac.
🦌 🦏 Tiny 13kg deer takes on 1.7-tonne rhino at Wroclaw Zoo
A case of David vs Goliath at Wroclaw Zoo, as a tiny 13kg deer takes on a nearly two-tonne rhinoceros and appears to come out of the clash on top. pic.twitter.com/aKFpwP8VJd — AFP News Agency (@AFP) January 9, 2026
In a post on Facebook, the zoo joked in Polish that “someone probably forgot to look in the mirror this morning.”
“He has to discharge energy and show who’s boss — even if the sparring partner weighs 1.7 tons,” it wrote. “Who would have thought that such a warrior lurks in this tiny body?” the post reads.
Other netizens were equally amused.
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