When I wrote yesterday’s post, I truly was not anticipating a secondary post on the same topic. But, as it turns out, deer are a lot more interesting than I initially thought, hence why we are here on a part-two post.
I feel as though deer have earned a rather poor reputation in the animal kingdom. A lot of people think they’re not terribly intelligent, arguably because of their tendency to leap out in front of an oncoming vehicle. But, this trait aside, they’re smarter than you might think. Again, this information comes from havahart.com.
“A deer’s eyes are located on the side of its head. The advantage of this is that deer are able to view 310 degrees around themselves. This wide view allows deer to be totally aware of their surroundings, even when staring straight ahead.
“The disadvantage is that deer are not able to focus on one location with both eyes, causing deer to have very poor depth perception. Deer also see at a lower resolution than humans, and are believed to be colorblind.
“Deer have a highly developed sense of smell; it is one of their best weapons for detecting approaching danger. The moist nose of a deer – similar to that of a dog – allows the deer to pick up the faintest of odors.
“The odor particles drifting by on the breeze stick to the moisture on the deer’s nose and are then drawn into the olfactory organs. A deer can detect the odor of approaching danger several hundred yards away.
“Deer inhabit all of the earth’s continents except for two – Australia and Antarctica – with native species varying from region to region. In the United States, white-tailed deer mostly inhabit regions east of the Rocky Mountains, while mule deer are more prevalent in the west,” the web page explains.
I hope I’m not only speaking for myself when I say deer have quite a bit more to offer than most people give them credit for.
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