‘Flying’ deer video baffles social media

Onlookers who witnessed a deer jumping to astonishing heights while have seen their video go nuts on social media with thousands of views.

A deer put basketball great Michael Jordan to shame after it was filmed leaping to an insane height while crossing a road in India.

A jaw-dropping video of the gravity-defying feat boasts over 85,000 views on Twitter, The New York Post reports.

“And the gold medal for long and high jump goes to…..” reads the caption for the high-flying footage, which was shared on Friday by the Twitter account of India-based environmental NGO WildLense Eco Foundation.

In the exhilarating slow-motion clip, a spotted deer can be seen emerging from a river and jumping effortlessly across a dirt path. During the incredible soaring leap, the ungulate glides through the air at approximately the height of a person, as if suspended by wires.

The clip concludes with the badass Bambi sailing into the bushes on the other side of the path and running off while bystanders look on in awe.

And the gold medal for long & high jump goes to.......@ParveenKaswan
Forwarded as received pic.twitter.com/iY8u37KUxB

— WildLense® Eco Foundation 🇮🇳 (@WildLense_India) January 15, 2022

Although the clip’s poster doesn’t actually disclose what type of deer is featured in the footage, the axis deer — a species native to India — can reportedly leap over fences when threatened, Hunting Heart reported.

Social media wildlife enthusiasts were impressed by the animal’s “Matrix”-evoking jump.

“Wow, never seen such a long jump from anybody but this one is literally flying,” commented one awestruck gawker of the acrobatic animal’s airtime.

Another wrote: “Yes the gold medal goes to daring ‘Deer’ what a jump! I can’t believe this.”

One fan compared the scene to something out of an “action movie”.

This article originally appeared on the New York Post and has been republished with permission