Post #2212882

2023-05-11 04:03 UTC

Deer deliver in the strangest of places! If you find a fawn in your yard, leave it alone, do not touch, move or feed it. They have no scent and predators cannot find them unless humans interfere. Mom leaves during the day for 2 primary reasons: to feed, and to keep her scent away. Mom will return, but not until dusk and not if humans are around. If you discover the gift of a fawn enjoy the experience, and let the Mom do what comes naturally. Please share, thank you. #wildlife

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@mtncat@mastodon.world 2023-05-11 04:26

@golgaloth@writing.exchange this happened to me last year! Unfortunately, mama deer was spooked and left her fawn in my yard near the road! I managed to get the fawn to lay down amongst some rocks without touching it. Then I kept an eye on the baby all day. Mama came by three times at dusk looking for her baby, but the baby was so tired it didn’t respond. Luckily the fawn was gone the next morning. I hope the mama deer came by a fourth time and left with her fawn.

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@redrummy@ohai.social 2023-05-11 04:38

@golgaloth@writing.exchange Thank you for the PSA, and much more useful reaction than my initial thought that "that fawn looks like it wants to be BBQ'd."

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@mybarkingdogs@universeodon.com 2023-05-11 05:59

@golgaloth@writing.exchange aww how cute (for some reason the head/face reminds me of a Chihuahua)

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@Skirnir@theblower.au 2023-05-11 07:18

@golgaloth@writing.exchange Stay away and give it 24 hours. Oh yeah, keep your dogs and cats away too.

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@peyremorgan@infosec.exchange 2023-05-11 07:38

@golgaloth@writing.exchange Now that's an unexpected front porch delivery 😁

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@ordrad@lor.sh 2023-05-11 10:07

@golgaloth@writing.exchange The same advice holds for baby rabbits. Mothers will often build their nest in the middle of the yard, just a small depression lines with furr and some loose grass on top. Mother will come by at dawn and dusk to feed, but that only takes a few minutes so many think babies have been abandoned.

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@padeluun@digitalcourage.social 2023-05-11 10:27

@golgaloth@writing.exchange Übersetzung: „Rehe kommen an den seltsamsten Orten zur Welt! Wenn Sie ein Rehkitz in Ihrem Garten finden, lassen Sie es in Ruhe, berühren, bewegen oder füttern Sie es nicht. Sie haben keinen Geruchssinn, und Raubtiere können sie nur finden, wenn der Mensch eingreift. Die Mutter verlässt den Garten tagsüber vor allem aus zwei Gründen: um zu füttern und um ihren Geruch zu verbergen. Die Mutter kehrt zurück, aber erst in der Abenddämmerung und nicht, wenn Menschen in der Nähe sind. Wenn Sie ein Rehkitz entdecken, genießen Sie das Erlebnis und lassen Sie die Mutter tun, was sie von Natur aus tut. Bitte teilen, danke.“ #Wildtiere

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@kkarhan@mstdn.social 2023-05-11 10:51

@golgaloth@writing.exchange so what if the fawn actually seeks contact to humans? Pretty shure they are naturally shy and not supposed to come this close... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_sLF3OBtc8

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@stephen@anfield.social 2023-05-11 11:19

@golgaloth@writing.exchange The "just like me" in the alt text. Same. 😂

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@waterluvian@mastodon.social 2023-05-11 11:21

@golgaloth@writing.exchange While the “scentless” thing is a falsehood, it’s all still generally great advice. Unless the fawn is in obvious danger, leave it alone.

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@mooseandriosmom@mindly.social 2023-05-11 11:45

@golgaloth@writing.exchange What a beautiful baby.

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@Catmama@mas.to 2023-05-11 12:26

@golgaloth@writing.exchange That is a strange place for a deer to leave her baby, right in the open, no camouflage.

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@carowe@home.social 2023-05-11 13:11

@golgaloth@writing.exchange I’ll pass this on to my dogs

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@disisdkat@newsie.social 2023-05-11 14:15

@golgaloth@writing.exchange One was born in our back yard, wandered out of the ferns, gave me a sniff and wobbled back in. I did not touch him and went back into the house. It was a thrill to watch him grow.

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@miri_iron@mas.to 2023-05-11 14:44

@golgaloth@writing.exchange @chemoelectric@masto.ai For a few seconds, I thought you meant the MAIL.

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@FawnOverFun@0w0.is 2023-05-11 15:55

@golgaloth@writing.exchange yes yes, good deervice. do not touch me!!!

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@richardrathe@home.social 2023-05-11 18:04

@golgaloth@writing.exchange I was walking in our neighborhood when a doe crossed the road in front of me… but her fawn decided to drop instead! #NaturePhotography #Deer #Fawn

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@Iwillyeah@mastodon.social 2023-05-11 21:10

@golgaloth@writing.exchange when I was a new mom I did a lot of panic reading and rage reading, much of which revolved around finding out WHY THE FUCK I CAN'T PUT THE BABY DOWN OR EVEN SIT DOWN WHILE I'M HOLDING IT. Anyway, long story short, dogs are nest mammals, horses are follow mammals, deer are cache mammals and we, we are carry mammals. So yeah. Isn't nature amazing.

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@DarryB@mastodon.world 2023-05-11 22:46

@golgaloth@writing.exchange This isn't quite accurate, and a bit of an old myth. Fawns do have a smell. It's less than an adult deer but they definitely do. A dog could find a fawn no problem if the wind is right. The mother will spend a while licking the afterbirth, and all that lovely stuff off the baby so there will be some smell transfer as well. The idea is that the mother, being much more pungent would lure the predators towards her and away from the fawn. At least that's the common belief.

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@kalizoid313@witches.live 2023-05-11 23:06

@golgaloth@writing.exchange 🧙 🦌 Yes. In addition, do not feed older fawns any bread...

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@jab01701mid@universeodon.com 2023-05-12 01:21

@golgaloth@writing.exchange As a person who lives in the woods, I like that certain wild animals find my yard a safe place. I know better than to try touching them.

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@currentbias@open-source-eschaton.net 2023-05-12 02:22

@golgaloth@writing.exchange white-tailed deer can also carry #sarscov2 and transmit it to humans -- they are one of the few animals for which this is confirmed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_animals_that_can_get_SARS-CoV-2

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@DeerWhispers@universeodon.com 2023-05-12 03:27

@golgaloth@writing.exchange Good advice! More info here: https://blog.nwf.org/2015/04/finding-a-fawn-what-to-do/

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@DeerWhispers@universeodon.com 2023-05-12 03:34

@golgaloth@writing.exchange

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@CodieneC@mstdn.ca 2023-05-13 03:34

@golgaloth@writing.exchange We had to cut a fawn loose from some old fencing the other day - with only a quick touch to remove the wire from a front leg w/out further injury. Checked a few hours later & momma must have stopped by for it :)

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@FinalOverdrive@kolektiva.social 2023-05-17 14:08

@golgaloth@writing.exchange Fawn is probably sleepy and wants to be left alone too.

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@thendrix@social.hendrixgames.com 2023-09-07 17:41

Most of the ones around here are pretty big now. Make sure you plant onions around stuff you don’t want them to eat.

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@mischievoustomato@marsey.moe 2023-09-07 17:42

@golgaloth@writing.exchange free food

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