It is indeed a defense mechanism, they play 'dead' when threatened. Although it might be true that mothers won't abandon their young 100% of the time when handled, it doesn't mean that it won't happen at all. I've been to a deer farm where their abandonment issues are quite high, and it might be because the fawns were immediately handled after they were born.
I've never seen anything like it! It's amazing how they know to do that. Hopefully the mother didn't go too far. It's been noted that mothers WILL abandon their young if the fawn wonders off and comes back smelling like a predator (Human). But if they can still see the fawn they most likely will not abandon it. I've done a lot of research online... you really shouldn't touch a wild animal unless it needs help. This one looked like it was in the road. So it had to be moved eventually.
They are trying to get as close to the ground as possible to hide in the grass ... well in this case instinct == failure, but on a field they are next to impossible to spot unless you are right on top of them (why so many are killed in combine harvesters).
The mother won't "abandon" the fawn in this situation--that's why they DO what they're doing, so a predator could be right on top of it yet not notice it. The mother will always come back to "have a look" and give a call for her fawn.
My girlfriend almost left me once while hiking because she was so convinced by that old wive's tale of the mother abandoning her young for a person odor. I picked the little kid up and took her to a clearing where the mother could find her faster, which we found she did within 5 minutes.
lol too cute work much better in grass compared to road, and with an animal starting the chase i have watched a mother deer kick her baby cause it didnt run with her away from a car, its twin did run though
This is a defense mechanism; even though the fawn has a very little chance of surviving a predator just lying there, it has an even smaller chance of outrunning it. I saw this on Big Cat Diaries. Newborn gazelles lie in the grass, and cheetahs come just a few feet from where they are and not see them because of their limited vision. Sometimes, even, the cheetah will go up to the baby and get confused when it lies still - giving it a chance yet. If prey runs, a predator WILL see and chase it.
@79Testo lol its true!! once I found a baby dear after these woods were burnt in my neigborhood. I was just a kid so me and my friends were petting and looking at the deer and trying to give it food. It just stood there. Then we picked it up and started carrying it away, guess what it did, it jumped out of our arms and walked back to its orginal location and sat back down. we were so surprized. But considering its predators it seems like a good defense, also most baby dears hide while mums away
@79Testo their defense is hiding. if they can be still, they are better hiders. IDK this is the mechanism baby dear in africa use and usually lions completely miss the baby dear. I thought that maybe north american dear weren't too different. Once they are found they will be eaten but most aren't found.
A lot of animals freeze when faced with a predator. Yesterday my cat was staring at a mouse that had gotten into the house. It looked dead to me at first until I examined it closer.
@x0vergaard 1 of 2 This isn't just towards you, but others as well. I just did some searching and though not definitive from what I've seen but most of the evidence points towards this being a myth. So I'm calling for a challenge of proof. What i have seen is video's of mothers fighting off predators trying to attack their young. So by your logic, once a predator even touches their young the mother should just run away and never come back. Also animals can identify their young by sight and....
@Atriticuss 2 of 2 ...sound too. It seems illogical to me from an evolutionary standpoint for animals to abandon their young just because of scent. Similarly despite having human scent, wild animals sometimes mate with domestic animals. Also what about zoo's and sanctuaries? Human interaction hasn't always hampered instincts.
@buntemeyerl no. ive got security cameras in the area where the nest was found. ( a carport/garage. she would come around, but after that point she never came to nest again. after 8 hours of not even keeping them warm/covered. i took matters into my own hands. btw the birds last time i checked were fine and released into wild.
@yamahonkawazuki There is literally dozens of reasons why the mother abandoned her babies. It is NOT because someone touched the babies... Do some research please
@buntemeyerl It's further from the truth with birds.... birds have a poor sense of smell so it's even more unlikely the bird will abandon or kill the baby after it's been touched.
they can't run as fast as their mother so they drop. that way if they can't get lost running after the parent and the parent can come back for them. the mother was probably someplace within eye sight of her
@theSarahbear1 As said in another video, that is a false myth so children won't bring home wild animals and want to keep them as pets. If the mother ever rejects her young, it is for a reason other than smell. Its more than likely that there is something wrong with it if that happens.
"hehehe they cant see me they r soo stupid XD" *touches fawn* "GAAAAAAA I WAS WRONG" "stay still it will go away..... why arent they leaving..... i need a bath now... it touched me"
@tsmithprice That's actually a common misconception with many animals. There is no truth in that myth whatsoever. I once found a baby bird in my yard that had fallen out of its nest. Its parents took it back with no issue after I placed the little guy back in his home.
I'm sad to say that is some good food they told me it was baby after i ate they hit on the raod head fist now i know how it happed that is some defense mechanism
Laying flat on the ground like that is a defense mechanism from predators. They lay still so that the predator gets bored and won't chase it. They will stay like this until it is safe to get up again or when it's mother approaches it signaling that it is safe.
the mother will abandon the fawn if you handle it, go near it etc. its not a myth. she'll be able to smell us on her baby, and its a natural instinct for deer to fear us and to think of us as danger. so well done
I wonder what they think when they're waiting for their mother to find them by scent and some humans with one of their perpetually roaring and beeping vehicles "descend" to pore over it. It must feel like visitation by some kind of gods, with no way to know whether they will smite it (though there's no way for them to make that correlation). The "scent of humans" thing is a BS in most cases including this, so it should be OK to move a fawn to the road's side if you see one lying on the road. :)
@Sunnyrach it is the best way to survive, only that. As they roam on grassy fileds, the fawn lays down and becomes pretty much invisible. It will stay like that until it's " mother " comes collect it. Emotions are only useful, in terms of nature, if it helps us to survive. That is mainly why we bond... we' re safer and more likely to succed. Take care. Hey, and if you see a predator, duck like a fawn...! :)
My goats do the same thing. A doe will snort and stamp and the kid will drop to the ground (normally shortly after birth). The doe generally does this if she sees something outside the pen. It's to prevent predators from seeing the fawn/kid by being as still as possible. Once the kid/fawn gets bigger, they can run and keep up with mom.
Fawns will do that, they're not like puppies, they'll occasionally lay down and stay still for quite a while at a time. Best never to touch them though as deer can carry rabies, and sometimes a deer that looks dosile and still is actually just sick.
it is in fact a defense mechanism. if a fawn is separated from it's mother its instinct is to become as invisible as possible to avoid being seen by predators. also the mothers will "bark" at their young to warn them of danger and again the fawns hide.
Oh, so this is filmed AFTER you approached it. That's weird. But then again, I've just also seen one or two other videos where fawns are rarely so paranoid as to run away on the first physical contact.
Reminds me though; I think some animals adapt to this tactic to send a message to their would-be predators that they are sick and thus unhealthy meals. Or something. Gotta read it somewhere again.
EDIT: Try going to wikipedia and search for "stotting". May give a clue about this scene...
if the mother was there and its not an orphan and its not overtly injured (of course dropping is its defense mechanism, normally mom keeps her babies in tall grass). the best thing for you to do was NOT PET IT AND RUB YOUR SMELL ALL OVER IT AND WALK AWAY AND LEAVE IT ALONE. yes of course its cuter than sin but its a wild animal. this was very irresponsible.
A fawn, we must under no circumstances touch with the merely hand. Since then the Fawn yours, body odor on the court, and the mother is repulsive because it no longer has his smell!
If you find a fawn in the high grass. It is better to stick with a small nudge to short, or it takes a lot of straw, or leaves, in the hand to touch it so. Or if it is necessary to carry it away.
But never EVER! touching it with bare hand!! that's a no go!
That would work in normal habitat where 90% of the area has tall bushes and it's possible for the predator to miss the fawn and chase after the bigger target (the mom) instead.
If you make it think it's gonna be hurt, it will try to escape. I saw another video where the guy came upon a fawn like this. The fawn was perfectly still, but the moment the guy gently grabbed it near its head, the fawn bolted.
OKAAY!!!!!!OKAAY!!!!!!!!!! I GET IT PPL, STOP REPLYING BACK W/ STUPID COMENTS ABOUT TRYING TO SAY THAT I AM WRONG!!!!!!! WHEN, OBIOUSLY, LITTLE DO YOU KNOW ABOUT AN ANIMAL'S POINT OF VIEW OR REASONING 4 THINGS!!!!!!! ...YES, 9x10 TIMES, THE MOTHER WILL LEAVE THE BABY IF IT SMELLS LIKE A HUMAN!!!!!! DEER HAVE A DOGS NOSE SO THEY THINK WE STINK!!!!!! *points at herself* TAKE IT FROM A VENISON (deer) HUNTER!!!!!!
@SweetBloodyBlackRose what? Not True! This is nothing but a common wives tale. They don't care that your scent is on their babies, after all, they are familiar with human scent because it is all over the area and on everything. They felt secure enough to have their babies nearby all that human scent. They don't care that human scent is on their babies - the mothers instinct is much stronger than the fear of human scent.
@SweetBloodyBlackRose Take it from a person who works day in and day out with multiple species of animals (I'm talking about myself here), very few give a crap if their offspring smell like people. Like others have already pointed out, that's an old wives tale.
Also, if this was filmed in a state park (where hunting is illegal), then the mother won't know to fear humans, Go to Inks Lake in Texas. You're not supposed to feed the deer, but people do, so the deer actually seek out people.
@Ten13Grl yes, yes, i understand that, but if you work day-in day-out w/ them, they get to know you, but think, i highly doubt this yougling has ever even seen a human b4, so immagine what its thinking... immagine what it mother could think too... but also, i've had to practically raised baby wild animals before that ppl've messed with & the mother no-longer accepts them-... so those of you who are saying that its an "ol'wives tale", think again b4 another person sends another ugly coment...
@SweetBloodyBlackRose I understand, by your comments, that English isn't your best subject, so let me try to explain.
By "a person who works day in and day out with multiple species of animals", I did not mean that I work with the same member of the same species for a long period of time.
The babies you've raised, do you know the real reason (with scientific verification) that the mother abandoned them, or is your evidence purely anecdotal?
@Ten13Grl is YOUR evidence purely ancdotal? ...so your telling me, (a native american person who hunts deer & has a love & understanding for animals' nature,) that i don't know anything about animals, hmm?! i fyou work with ANY animal 'day-in, day-out', they get to know you & your scent... but this is a wild animal here, so they are not around ppl 'day-in, day-out', thats what i mean, know-it-all!!! >:(
It is indeed a defense mechanism, they play 'dead' when threatened. Although it might be true that mothers won't abandon their young 100% of the time when handled, it doesn't mean that it won't happen at all. I've been to a deer farm where their abandonment issues are quite high, and it might be because the fawns were immediately handled after they were born.
chocchipfox 1 day ago
I've never seen anything like it! It's amazing how they know to do that. Hopefully the mother didn't go too far. It's been noted that mothers WILL abandon their young if the fawn wonders off and comes back smelling like a predator (Human). But if they can still see the fawn they most likely will not abandon it. I've done a lot of research online... you really shouldn't touch a wild animal unless it needs help. This one looked like it was in the road. So it had to be moved eventually.
BlueEyedSoul21 2 days ago
in fact that IS a defense mechanism.
baby fawn's carry no scent at all and if they drop down in tall grass predators have almost no way to track them down
lcedawg 2 days ago
is it ok?
pumpkin5302004 2 days ago
They are trying to get as close to the ground as possible to hide in the grass ... well in this case instinct == failure, but on a field they are next to impossible to spot unless you are right on top of them (why so many are killed in combine harvesters).
goguhu 3 days ago
Bambi :D
girlgamer985 6 days ago
its playing dead. the mother probably spotted some kind of predator in the sky and didn't want the baby getting hurt. its instinct my good fellows :D
lizzybelle11 1 week ago
Who lays like that? Lolololol.
SerenaM11 1 week ago
The mother won't "abandon" the fawn in this situation--that's why they DO what they're doing, so a predator could be right on top of it yet not notice it. The mother will always come back to "have a look" and give a call for her fawn.
GetMeThere1 1 week ago
Awww! It's Bambi!!
JBicks18 1 week ago
@Werewolphe I love your username, I'm sorry I had to say it x3
EllieKasane 1 week ago
She/he is probably thinking get that fucking camera away from my face!
TabbyMarieRoxx 1 week ago
wtf it's not dead -.-
TANakin91 1 week ago
JUst leave em alone if you see them its okay to stare from a distance but dont frighten the poor thing or its mother...just saying;)
zebrafinch40 1 week ago
My girlfriend almost left me once while hiking because she was so convinced by that old wive's tale of the mother abandoning her young for a person odor. I picked the little kid up and took her to a clearing where the mother could find her faster, which we found she did within 5 minutes.
TheEasternStandard 1 week ago
You should monetize this video if you haven't already. I'm surprised at the amount of comments you have.
bmfriess 1 week ago
weird legs much?
natalieandkit 1 week ago
@Lawabidingscout Go fuck yourself, sorry you know nothing about deer.
DGiovanni 1 week ago
playing possum
burpingblaine 1 week ago
yea thats playing dead
kk4christ777 1 week ago
playing dead?
kk4christ777 1 week ago
Awww little does this spotted turd know it's not at all camouflaged against the gray road! =)
watchensee 2 weeks ago
Mama's going to come back, smell human on her baby, and abandon it. This is basically a video of ignorant people killing a fawn.
DGiovanni 2 weeks ago
@DGiovanni
Not sure if troll,
or just really stupid
LawAbidingScout 1 week ago
@DGiovanni
You are a fucking retard.
zeonmx 1 week ago
MAMA TOLD ME TO PLAY DEAD. I PLAY DEAD FOR YOU.
BJTHEWOLF 2 weeks ago
lol i seen her eyes move
killalangdon 2 weeks ago
Baby deer sit still because predators are less likely to see or mess with them, but i think she is fine, mama is probably nearby watching
thehorsegirl93 2 weeks ago
its not a defence mechanism its called shock
Trelyonboy 2 weeks ago
the mother probably abandoned the baby after you touched it
BlairNakama 2 weeks ago
@BlairNakama Read the second top comment.
JustAnotherGaian 2 weeks ago
lets play dead!! :D
MeoGW 2 weeks ago
What's truely unbelieveable is how long you continue to fuck with a baby animal that's clearly in distress. Fucktards.
dadevi 3 weeks ago
"Randy laid there like a slug, it was his only defense."
TheMootScoot 3 weeks ago 5
DID YOU HELP IT!!! PLEASE ANSWER!
Celomuca 3 weeks ago
@Celomuca Help it do what? Did you miss the part of they video where the guy said it was healthy and unhurt?
telaran 3 weeks ago
you can see the wetness on the ground...perhaps just born?
littlemisshunter1 3 weeks ago
I would imagine that it would duck down to blend in more with the forest floor....but not so effective on driveways.
Hollyleaf13 3 weeks ago
did you moved the deer of the street cuz the deer could be run over by a car u_u
NikuNekoDoki 3 weeks ago
I've been out walking in the bush and nearly stepped on fawns hiding in the brush or the grass. These guys are right, they will not move at all.
000deadcalm000 3 weeks ago
oh leave the poor baby alone
helloo138 3 weeks ago
STRANGER DANGER
nikkiBADBAD 3 weeks ago 2
Upon further research I have concluded that mother does will not abandon their fawns just because a human touched them.
In actuality they are more likely to try and kill you.
Werewolphe 3 weeks ago 34
@Werewolphe yeah mama dont play thats for sure
yamahonkawazuki 2 weeks ago
@Werewolphe
yup, she'll be bold enough to charge down other predators as well that threaten her baby
TheChoujinVirus 5 days ago
0:44 she get move her eye
EmoLovcia 3 weeks ago
@EmoLovcia I saw that 2
MsMiliw 3 weeks ago
It looks like a great defense if the fawn's in the woods - leaves, brush, etc. would blend.
SavageInsight 3 weeks ago
That's what I call military bearing.
criticaboutvids 3 weeks ago 2
lol too cute work much better in grass compared to road, and with an animal starting the chase i have watched a mother deer kick her baby cause it didnt run with her away from a car, its twin did run though
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This is a defense mechanism; even though the fawn has a very little chance of surviving a predator just lying there, it has an even smaller chance of outrunning it. I saw this on Big Cat Diaries. Newborn gazelles lie in the grass, and cheetahs come just a few feet from where they are and not see them because of their limited vision. Sometimes, even, the cheetah will go up to the baby and get confused when it lies still - giving it a chance yet. If prey runs, a predator WILL see and chase it.
vivalabad6 4 weeks ago
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vivalabad6 4 weeks ago
what a cute baby
nschroeder21 1 month ago
awww was it ok?
cerena 1 month ago
What a ridiculous video. So what is the defense mechanism?
lying on the ground motionless waiting for a predator to devour you?
C'mon man!
change the clip title to this flick!
79Testo 1 month ago
@79Testo lol its true!! once I found a baby dear after these woods were burnt in my neigborhood. I was just a kid so me and my friends were petting and looking at the deer and trying to give it food. It just stood there. Then we picked it up and started carrying it away, guess what it did, it jumped out of our arms and walked back to its orginal location and sat back down. we were so surprized. But considering its predators it seems like a good defense, also most baby dears hide while mums away
veanandjean1 1 month ago
@veanandjean1
It's not a good defense. A coyote or wolf won't examine whether the fawn is playing or not or just dead. They will start devouring it.
79Testo 1 month ago
@79Testo their defense is hiding. if they can be still, they are better hiders. IDK this is the mechanism baby dear in africa use and usually lions completely miss the baby dear. I thought that maybe north american dear weren't too different. Once they are found they will be eaten but most aren't found.
veanandjean1 4 weeks ago
@veanandjean1 true the deer are interesting creatures. if not found this tactic works, but if found = lunch
yamahonkawazuki 2 weeks ago
@79Testo
A lot of animals freeze when faced with a predator. Yesterday my cat was staring at a mouse that had gotten into the house. It looked dead to me at first until I examined it closer.
EuphrasieF 3 weeks ago
The whole time I'm watching this I was waiting for mom to make an appearence.
TheLionsKnights 1 month ago
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YOU GUYS ARE STUPID!!!!!!!! THE MOTHER DEER WILL NO LONGER CARE FOR ITS BABY NOW THAT IT HAd YOUR SCENT ON IT!! why must people touch eveything!
kemanchie 1 month ago
@kemanchie You could actually not be more wrong with that statement... The mother will still take it back, same goes for baby birds.
buntemeyerl 1 month ago 44
@buntemeyerl People only like your comment because they believe what they want to believe.
No she wont.
x0vergaard 2 weeks ago
@x0vergaard 1 of 2 This isn't just towards you, but others as well. I just did some searching and though not definitive from what I've seen but most of the evidence points towards this being a myth. So I'm calling for a challenge of proof. What i have seen is video's of mothers fighting off predators trying to attack their young. So by your logic, once a predator even touches their young the mother should just run away and never come back. Also animals can identify their young by sight and....
Atriticuss 2 weeks ago
@Atriticuss 2 of 2 ...sound too. It seems illogical to me from an evolutionary standpoint for animals to abandon their young just because of scent. Similarly despite having human scent, wild animals sometimes mate with domestic animals. Also what about zoo's and sanctuaries? Human interaction hasn't always hampered instincts.
Atriticuss 2 weeks ago
@buntemeyerl weird, ive seen a bird nest abandoned. the babies were taken to a local bird type rescue facility
yamahonkawazuki 2 weeks ago
@yamahonkawazuki Maybe the mother bird died.
buntemeyerl 2 weeks ago
@buntemeyerl no. ive got security cameras in the area where the nest was found. ( a carport/garage. she would come around, but after that point she never came to nest again. after 8 hours of not even keeping them warm/covered. i took matters into my own hands. btw the birds last time i checked were fine and released into wild.
yamahonkawazuki 2 weeks ago
@yamahonkawazuki There is literally dozens of reasons why the mother abandoned her babies. It is NOT because someone touched the babies... Do some research please
buntemeyerl 2 weeks ago
@buntemeyerl It's further from the truth with birds.... birds have a poor sense of smell so it's even more unlikely the bird will abandon or kill the baby after it's been touched.
BruisesAndContusions 1 week ago
@kemanchie this is a common misconception. and completely false. not true. >.>
sunsetlungs 1 month ago
it is a defense mechanism
they can't run as fast as their mother so they drop. that way if they can't get lost running after the parent and the parent can come back for them. the mother was probably someplace within eye sight of her
123ziggy123zig 1 month ago
atleast its not as bad as a raccoons defense... they just cover their eyes lol
xbox360monkey 1 month ago
why are u touching the baby!? u dont want the baby to smell like human because the mother could reject it wtf !
theSarahbear1 1 month ago
@theSarahbear1 As said in another video, that is a false myth so children won't bring home wild animals and want to keep them as pets. If the mother ever rejects her young, it is for a reason other than smell. Its more than likely that there is something wrong with it if that happens.
ItsWolfeh 1 month ago 3
I bet that young fawn would have some tender meat. Good eatin'.
billwho62 1 month ago
playing dead
Yohtarama 1 month ago
LOL the mom saw u guys and screamed "CONTACT! CONTACT!"
evilhand3 1 month ago
"I'm not a deer, I'm a chameleon. See, I TOTALLY blend in with the ground"
Hyokenseisou 1 month ago
Animals are highly intelligent, so int tune with their true nature and with Existence itself.
Even a sweet little baby deer and her Mother.
meriprem 1 month ago
As soon as you touch their heads they will make a run for it. That is danger zone to them.
Nikora373 1 month ago
he's playing dead DUH :)
Emlieexx 1 month ago
LOL,...playin' dead,...now what predator would wanna eat a dead fawn?!! Nothin' like fresh kill,....hehehehehe....
qualqui 1 month ago
@qualqui hyenas
Rayquaza911 1 month ago
@Rayquaza911 LOL,....true,...great point there ya make!
qualqui 3 weeks ago
"hehehe they cant see me they r soo stupid XD" *touches fawn* "GAAAAAAA I WAS WRONG" "stay still it will go away..... why arent they leaving..... i need a bath now... it touched me"
TheEvilgirl94 1 month ago
them deer and their damned Munchhausen's syndrome.
TIGER gogogogogogogogoo eat them up while they're playing dead!
katsumorymoto 1 month ago
probably not the 'best' defence on a road??
ferryvanextel 1 month ago
i heard that if u get ur sent on them the mother wont take them back
tsmithprice 1 month ago
@tsmithprice That's actually a common misconception with many animals. There is no truth in that myth whatsoever. I once found a baby bird in my yard that had fallen out of its nest. Its parents took it back with no issue after I placed the little guy back in his home.
RenoOTTB 1 month ago
did she stay like that when yall left?
EnterpriseXI 1 month ago
@EnterpriseXI he was probably scared then when they left he probably left
mrsnowman102 1 month ago
by the titel i thought he would have biten you lol :3
lordad30 1 month ago
they do it in tall grass. they drop as low to the ground as possible to get out of sight of predators
GradyRho92 1 month ago
WE KNOW YOU'RE ALIVE. SERIOUSLY, YOU'RE FREE TO BLINK.
hippocampuszosterae 1 month ago 79
is it playing dead?? lol
ninmachine109 1 month ago
Are you sure its healthy
AquariusDarling 1 month ago
@AquariusDarling It is, it just looks strange because they usually do this in tall grass where they're camouflaged.
RoCkbunny769 1 month ago
121212
529sar 1 month ago
why would you continue to approach it if the mother was near by? ignorant dicks!
phantomcreamer 1 month ago 2
why is there a wet area around it? it is injured.
phantomcreamer 1 month ago
@phantomcreamer It might be urine. I've seen a rabbit urinate when caught out in the open and surrounded by people.
slishou 1 month ago
LEAVE IT ALONE.
quiteflypaper 1 month ago
she looks dead
xXXsakuraxnarutoXXx 1 month ago
Young wild animals should not be encouraged.
gophomaxx 1 month ago
bambi quit playin
pancakewafflebacon 1 month ago
Defense mechanism - yeah right. You ran over it you bastards
ThePrivateJoker 1 month ago
@ThePrivateJoker had it been ran over it would be much flatter, trust me iv'e had a dog hit by a car
UberGamerLeeway 1 month ago
Why do people feel the need to pet anything in the wild? Idiots! Leave them alone, not terrify them more.
Grayce1313 1 month ago
I'm sad to say that is some good food they told me it was baby after i ate they hit on the raod head fist now i know how it happed that is some defense mechanism
blackgriffinxx 1 month ago
@blackgriffinxx What?
Grayce1313 1 month ago
Laying flat on the ground like that is a defense mechanism from predators. They lay still so that the predator gets bored and won't chase it. They will stay like this until it is safe to get up again or when it's mother approaches it signaling that it is safe.
sesshofreako 1 month ago
the mother will abandon the fawn if you handle it, go near it etc. its not a myth. she'll be able to smell us on her baby, and its a natural instinct for deer to fear us and to think of us as danger. so well done
ermcovers 1 month ago
I would've moved my car away and waited inconspicuously to see if the mama came back to get her baby.
loladontknowya 1 month ago
i would of picked it up with some gloves plopped him.her in my car and brought it to a vet or soemthing.End of story
Monstermandyx6 1 month ago
@AngelKay7 this could potentially be a new species...deersum
mustangeatfirebird 1 month ago
i remember when i was young we caught a baby duckling and its mother abandoned it after we gave it back
Ponkunful 1 month ago
The mom 'ordered' her child to do this, yes it is a defense mechanism. Amazing<3
hypnotic26 1 month ago
Playing possum?
AngelKay7 1 month ago
was it dead?
Gnats23 1 month ago
I wonder what they think when they're waiting for their mother to find them by scent and some humans with one of their perpetually roaring and beeping vehicles "descend" to pore over it. It must feel like visitation by some kind of gods, with no way to know whether they will smite it (though there's no way for them to make that correlation). The "scent of humans" thing is a BS in most cases including this, so it should be OK to move a fawn to the road's side if you see one lying on the road. :)
torinoko 1 month ago
It's thoughts: "Oh shit oh shit, human, oh shit oh shit, mama, gotta breatheeeeee gotta breathe *small breath* oh good, they didn't see. AHHHH! oh he just touched me, god go away!"
cocoa020 1 month ago 76
@cocoa020
hahahaha
00Grendizer 1 month ago
awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww, its crippled with fear, theres no mother etc to protect ittt looks so heartbreakinggg LOL
Sunnyrach 1 month ago
@Sunnyrach it is the best way to survive, only that. As they roam on grassy fileds, the fawn lays down and becomes pretty much invisible. It will stay like that until it's " mother " comes collect it. Emotions are only useful, in terms of nature, if it helps us to survive. That is mainly why we bond... we' re safer and more likely to succed. Take care. Hey, and if you see a predator, duck like a fawn...! :)
cadaveresquisito 1 month ago
@cadaveresquisito lmaoo thankss hahah
Sunnyrach 3 weeks ago
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Sunnyrach 1 month ago
0:22 ooooh get away from me -_- im so tired :(
eminem2020ify 1 month ago
My goats do the same thing. A doe will snort and stamp and the kid will drop to the ground (normally shortly after birth). The doe generally does this if she sees something outside the pen. It's to prevent predators from seeing the fawn/kid by being as still as possible. Once the kid/fawn gets bigger, they can run and keep up with mom.
Tylenahawk 1 month ago
@Ten13Grl I'd have to agree with you...
MzMarzee09 1 month ago
Fawns will do that, they're not like puppies, they'll occasionally lay down and stay still for quite a while at a time. Best never to touch them though as deer can carry rabies, and sometimes a deer that looks dosile and still is actually just sick.
girlnextdoor0703 1 month ago
The fawn obviously isn't moving cause the mother probably tout it to play died if any predator came along.
cheyannebongard 1 month ago
"I am one with the ground."
BurnToastification 1 month ago 52
it is in fact a defense mechanism. if a fawn is separated from it's mother its instinct is to become as invisible as possible to avoid being seen by predators. also the mothers will "bark" at their young to warn them of danger and again the fawns hide.
MeganLeanneZella 1 month ago
it looks sorta dead :/
theultimatepower66 1 month ago
@theultimatepower66 That tells you it's working! That baby is trying to look dead so a predator will think it is not a fresh meal and go away.
Reinminer 1 month ago
@Reinminer i know tht. i just said it looked dead. thts the point and i get it. u dont have to tell me tht.
theultimatepower66 1 month ago
@theultimatepower66 Oh, I know, I posted that for anyone else that thought it was.
Reinminer 1 month ago
@Reinminer well ok just when its a response it gets confusing. next time just post it like a normal comment k?
theultimatepower66 1 month ago
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Oh, so this is filmed AFTER you approached it. That's weird. But then again, I've just also seen one or two other videos where fawns are rarely so paranoid as to run away on the first physical contact.
Reminds me though; I think some animals adapt to this tactic to send a message to their would-be predators that they are sick and thus unhealthy meals. Or something. Gotta read it somewhere again.
EDIT: Try going to wikipedia and search for "stotting". May give a clue about this scene...
abrakabadra 1 month ago
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abrakabadra 1 month ago
Deer-handbag-hometime lol
amehlou 1 month ago
The poor baby is terrified. you should've left it alone.
xLexC7x 1 month ago
So playing road kill is their defense mechanism, that hilarious
sigmiami 1 month ago
@sigmiami and ironic
Casshern1100 1 month ago
if the mother was there and its not an orphan and its not overtly injured (of course dropping is its defense mechanism, normally mom keeps her babies in tall grass). the best thing for you to do was NOT PET IT AND RUB YOUR SMELL ALL OVER IT AND WALK AWAY AND LEAVE IT ALONE. yes of course its cuter than sin but its a wild animal. this was very irresponsible.
EpithalamionJinx 1 month ago 2
Very strange. I've never heard of deer playing dead like that.
I bet it's a learned behavior, unique to some of the deer in your area, or maybe even the particular group of deer that the fawn came from.
briantotse3 1 month ago
Fawns pretend they're dead when they think they are in danger. like playing possum
hudecs 1 month ago
OMG POOR BABY NEVER DO THAT YOU JUST SCARED IT TO DEATH FOR NO REASON
;(
MsDanny444 1 month ago
If you leave it alone, and go away, it will rejoin it's mother.
2bornot2b1984 1 month ago
@2bornot2b1984 If you leave it alone, on a gravel road, it may get run over.
Ten13Grl 1 month ago
@Ten13Grl exactly
sigmiami 1 month ago
Careful wild deer can carry rabies
martiansurgery 1 month ago
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A fawn, we must under no circumstances touch with the merely hand. Since then the Fawn yours, body odor on the court, and the mother is repulsive because it no longer has his smell!
If you find a fawn in the high grass. It is better to stick with a small nudge to short, or it takes a lot of straw, or leaves, in the hand to touch it so. Or if it is necessary to carry it away.
But never EVER! touching it with bare hand!! that's a no go!
AlmgrethMcSweetie 1 month ago
dead drama next time poke on his eye lets see how he runs like a hell lol
norbu1987 1 month ago
the deer is just soooooo cute... and to tell you the truth.... id do the same thing
jenn1452 1 month ago
comer lil fawn ill take some ticks home for you.
ThePretz33 1 month ago
when i tried to pick one up, it bopped me with its nose
LuckyElephant3 1 month ago
I don't understand why people are disliking this...You were just concerned...You did well.
BusterSwordStealer 1 month ago
yeh
pokemonmaster942 2 months ago
STOP TOUCHING IT AND LEAVE IT ALONE, YOU ASSHOLE.
Iishstoned14 2 months ago
is it dead
rockbely 2 months ago
That would work in normal habitat where 90% of the area has tall bushes and it's possible for the predator to miss the fawn and chase after the bigger target (the mom) instead.
ssh83 2 months ago
If you make it think it's gonna be hurt, it will try to escape. I saw another video where the guy came upon a fawn like this. The fawn was perfectly still, but the moment the guy gently grabbed it near its head, the fawn bolted.
Intrafacial86 2 months ago
poke the eye :D
3Vladimir 2 months ago
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OKAAY!!!!!!OKAAY!!!!!!!!!! I GET IT PPL, STOP REPLYING BACK W/ STUPID COMENTS ABOUT TRYING TO SAY THAT I AM WRONG!!!!!!! WHEN, OBIOUSLY, LITTLE DO YOU KNOW ABOUT AN ANIMAL'S POINT OF VIEW OR REASONING 4 THINGS!!!!!!! ...YES, 9x10 TIMES, THE MOTHER WILL LEAVE THE BABY IF IT SMELLS LIKE A HUMAN!!!!!! DEER HAVE A DOGS NOSE SO THEY THINK WE STINK!!!!!! *points at herself* TAKE IT FROM A VENISON (deer) HUNTER!!!!!!
SweetBloodyBlackRose 2 months ago
@SweetBloodyBlackRose what? Not True! This is nothing but a common wives tale. They don't care that your scent is on their babies, after all, they are familiar with human scent because it is all over the area and on everything. They felt secure enough to have their babies nearby all that human scent. They don't care that human scent is on their babies - the mothers instinct is much stronger than the fear of human scent.
caporalchef4 1 month ago 2
@SweetBloodyBlackRose Take it from a person who works day in and day out with multiple species of animals (I'm talking about myself here), very few give a crap if their offspring smell like people. Like others have already pointed out, that's an old wives tale.
Also, if this was filmed in a state park (where hunting is illegal), then the mother won't know to fear humans, Go to Inks Lake in Texas. You're not supposed to feed the deer, but people do, so the deer actually seek out people.
Ten13Grl 1 month ago 30
@Ten13Grl yes, yes, i understand that, but if you work day-in day-out w/ them, they get to know you, but think, i highly doubt this yougling has ever even seen a human b4, so immagine what its thinking... immagine what it mother could think too... but also, i've had to practically raised baby wild animals before that ppl've messed with & the mother no-longer accepts them-... so those of you who are saying that its an "ol'wives tale", think again b4 another person sends another ugly coment...
SweetBloodyBlackRose 1 month ago
@SweetBloodyBlackRose I understand, by your comments, that English isn't your best subject, so let me try to explain.
By "a person who works day in and day out with multiple species of animals", I did not mean that I work with the same member of the same species for a long period of time.
The babies you've raised, do you know the real reason (with scientific verification) that the mother abandoned them, or is your evidence purely anecdotal?
Ten13Grl 1 month ago
@Ten13Grl is YOUR evidence purely ancdotal? ...so your telling me, (a native american person who hunts deer & has a love & understanding for animals' nature,) that i don't know anything about animals, hmm?! i fyou work with ANY animal 'day-in, day-out', they get to know you & your scent... but this is a wild animal here, so they are not around ppl 'day-in, day-out', thats what i mean, know-it-all!!! >:(
SweetBloodyBlackRose 1 month ago