eli5, why do deer run at the slightest sound or movement, but just stand there and stare when a car is coming towards them at full speed?

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eli5, why do deer run at the slightest sound or movement, but just stand there and stare when a car is coming towards them at full speed?

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Bright lights at night don’t occur naturally and deer have not evolved seeing that stimuli as a threat. That said, I suspect if loud noises occurred simultaneously from multiple directions deer would react similarly since they don’t know which direction to run away from.

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