Yeah, some deer populations have started adapting to human presence by taking advantage of predators not wanting to approach and have been leaving their kids right next to houses.
Basically the 90s kid equivalent of being left in the K B Toys while mom went and did her mall shopping.
Some years ago I saw a post about a deer using the crosswalk regularly because they saw humans doing it. A lot of people chalked it up to coincidence, but I'm not so sure.
Less than a week ago, in broad daylight, I watched a mom and her fawn use the crosswalk at a roundabout. They learn.
There's a hilarious radio clip from a decade ago of a woman calling up furious that deer weren't using the animal crossing at the signs along the highways, but were crossing at any point. 🤣🤣🤣
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u/kevnmartin May 20 '26
Maybe she is pregnant and wants her baby to be born near these kind humans?