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Deer takes swim with seals at US zoo: Video

A deer takes a swim with the seals

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A deer has caused a stir at a Connecticut zoo after leaping into a seal tank.

The young mammal became trapped in the enclosure at the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk on Tuesday afternoon, prompting the launch of an arduous rescue attempt by the attraction's employees.

Despite failing to release the animal using a net and then a ramp lowered into the water, the deer was eventually able to find its own way out of the tank after about 30 minutes of splashing around.

A zoo employee explained to NBC that the incident occured during the seals' early afternoon feeding, meaning that they were away from the deer in a public viewing area the entire time.

The deer itself escaped unharmed. It is believed to have gained access to the zoo via a nearby river.

Watch video of the deer making a splash in the seal tank below:

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