I emailed it to my friends and and posted a link on my Facebook page. Everyone is falling in love with Hoppy & Tiptree
I think this was posted yesterday.
Anyway, here is the correct link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpMwAHmnbS8&feature=player_embedded
Fast forward two years when the now adult deer considered a pet gores its owner unexpectedly.
This is a WILD ANIMAL and belongs in the wild. The idea they “found” it near death near their home? What crock. New born deer LOOK like they are near death all the time; being nothing but skin & bones. There is no question the mother did what adult deer females do when they perceive their baby is in trouble. It attempted to lure the “predators” away but obviously they couldn’t smell her like a real predator could. The baby deer do what they do when they sense danger: it freezes up and won’t move a muscle. Fawns also lack a scent, thereby allowing them to be near a predator searching for them and not be found.
The people that found this fawn should have walked away without touching it. In a bit the mother would have returned and they BOTH would have left the area.
In many states what these stupid people did is against the law - the law says you LEAVE THE WILDLIFE newborns alone.
Why are you wasting our time with this useless stuff? Keep it on your Facebook page, and go tend your Farmville farm instead of posting this junk here.
If you won’t listen to me, listen to what the UTAH Division of Wildlife (as just a single example) says:
What to do if you find a deer fawn
DWR provides some answers
It’s not unusual to find a deer fawn or an elk calf in the woods — or even in town — this time of the year.
If you find a deer fawn or an elk calf, the best thing to do is keep your distance and leave the animal right where you found it.
“We receive calls every year from people who found an ‘abandoned’ baby bird or mammal and would like us to take care of it,” says Ron Stewart, regional conservation outreach manager for the Division of Wildlife Resources.
“While we appreciate and share the caller’s concern, the best thing to do with a baby deer or elk is to leave it right where you found it.”
Avoiding predators
Stewart says deer and elk use several techniques to help their young avoid predators.
“Often these strategies make it look like the adults have abandoned their young, when actually they’re doing their best to protect their young,” Stewart says.
“For example, deer fawns learn to walk soon after they’re born, but they aren’t very coordinated and they aren’t strong enough to run away from predators. So, evolution has added a few safety measures.
“Most of the animals that prey on fawns have a good sense of smell, but they can see only in black and white,” he says. “Deer fawns are born scentless; they don’t have an odor, and predators can’t smell them. Also, if you looked at a deer fawn in black and white, their creamy brown coats would be the same shade of color as the new grass and leaves. Add a few spots to their coats and they’re well camouflaged.”
Because a fawn doesn’t have a scent and it’s camouflaged so well, hiding the fawn for its first few weeks of life is the best way to protect it from predators. “The fawn’s mother will usually move away from the fawn to feed and rest, but she will still remain reasonably close by,” Stewart says. “If she senses danger, such as a human, she will leave the area in hopes of luring the ‘predator’ away from her fawn.”
That is funny thanks for posting it.
Cats are salty.
Cute stuff! I wonder if the deer is housebroken. :)