The deer where I live have zero survival instincts around humans. They will just walk up to you and hang out.

    by mrbeanIV

    33 Comments

    1. Gregariouswaty on

      I’d argue they have excellent survival instincts and they know the weird clothed monkeys will just straight up give them yummy food.

    2. briandemodulated on

      Regardless of how tame they act, be extremely wary of the deer with antlers. They’re males and can turn aggressive at a moment’s notice.

    3. Same at the College I work at. During Covid, the place was virtually empty except us essential workers. The deer moved in, had little ones, and now they are having little ones. They’ve grown up on a campus where humans slowly came back and they just don’t care if you walk within feet of them. We had them occasionally before Covid, but not nearly as many as now and none were as friendly as these.

    4. AbsoluteFries on

      Realistically most humans are no threat to them at all. Only a very small percentage would be interested in hunting/harming them.

      Cars on the other hand…

    5. Reminds me of the episode of King of the Hill where Bobby goes hunting for the first time in a place where the deer walk up the hunting blinds

    6. No_Juggernau7 on

      I have two potential thoughts here. They get fed a lot or they get rarely hunted. Or both. But if bears happen to live in the same area you do, I’d be extra weary of them coming out for the same reason. We have deer and bears where I live, although it’s quite hunt heavy.

    7. I recently learned that while deer can live up to 20ish years the average lifespan is around 5.

    8. How2mine4plumbis on

      Adapting to human behavior is literally the most important survival instinct for those deer lmao.

    9. Pristine_Serve5979 on

      Pet me and give me treats please and I will stare into your soul with my big doe eyes.

    10. Officer! the deer just threatened to jump in front of my car if I didn’t give him my peanuts. This is the 5th time this week

    11. The people where I live have zero survival instincts around animals. They will just walk up to you and hang out.

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