What's that, my deer? The cat that's begun an unlikely relationship at a zoo

Nuzzling his new friend, this deer seemed to enjoy the affections of a rather unusual playmate as onlookers at a zoo watched in amazement.



The heartwarming scene at Odessa Zoo, Ukraine saw the confident ginger cat approaching the young roe deer before rubbing its face against the buck

Photographer Vitaly Ktach stumbled across the pair by accident but couldn't resist taking these adorable pictures.

Fawning over each other: The ginger cat nuzzled itself against the young deer

He said:' I saw them by accident when walking in the zoo with my camera and could not resist stopping to take pictures.

'The affectionate behaviour of the cat towards the young deer had myself and other visitors watching in disbelief. '



Feline friendly: The cat sauntered up to the unwitting deer

He added: 'The cat seemed to really be taking its time to run its fur along the deer, which must have felt very nice.



'It then sat down and they enjoyed gently rubbing their faces together. They looked in bliss



'Evidently real love doesn't know taboo. These animals don't care about the opinion of others.'

Roe-mantic: The deer returns the feeling and gently nuzzles the cat



