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Woman gets caught between a stag fight on the road, is rushed to hospital

Woman gets caught between a stag fight on the road, is rushed to hospital

Stag fight

A woman found herself caught up in an unexpected fight in the United Kingdom when two stags locked antlers in the middle of a road. The woman sustained injuries in the incident and had to be rushed to the hospital.

The stag fight was reported from Cornwall, a small county in England, and onlookers quickly called the police. Eyewitnesses told CornwallLive that as two stags got into a fight and entangled their antlers, a motorist got trapped between them.

A police spokesperson said, "Police were called to reports of two stags with their antlers entangled at Couch's Mill, near Lostwithiel at around 8 am today, Tuesday 22 October."

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"It was also reported that a woman sustained injuries. She was taken to hospital for treatment. Officers attended due to concerns around public safety," they added.

The police further informed that soon after, one of the deers broke free and went away after which the other animal was left behind to recover. "One deer broke free and left the area. The other was left to recover with no further safety concerns," the spokesperson said.

Stags are known to get into a fight with each other over territorial issues. It is currently deer rutting season in the country and stags are on the lookout for females. In their quest, they grow territorial and sometimes engage in violent fights with other males.

Stags lock antlers to win females

According to Forestry England, stags often decide the winner based on their size and other things. They put on a full display of "a series of behaviours aimed at showing off to the hinds (female red deer)". They stamp the ground and roar ferociously to establish dominance.

However, if this fails to establish a winner, they fight it out by locking horns.

"If two stags are of a similar size, and these behaviours don't sufficiently establish a winner, they will literally 'lock antlers' and fight for dominance. The fights are ferocious and decisive and the winner takes all," it states.

The deer rutting season begins in September and lasts until around early November.

It further states that the master stag mates with all the female deers, and the number can sometimes go up to 20.

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With nearly two decades of experience in the field, Anamica Singh serves as a Senior News Editor at WION. Specialising in the intersection of science, space exploration, and global...Read More