How come deer run for their lives when they hear a branch crack but will gladly wait in the middle of the road for a +100kph hunk of metal
In: Biology
I’m seeing all this sh*t about the evolutionary triggers of forest sounds and honestly it sounds so contrived and divorced from reality. These deer have grown up around car sounds, more than likely, for generations. The deer have developed a somewhat sophisticated method of dealing with cars in their lives; often seen grazing on the side of the road with cars passing them by.
Consider for a moment that in the dark of night, while half your herd has crossed the street already, the car comes around the corner with it’s high beams on, going 20 miles over the speed limit, and blinds you. Unsure which direction to flee to, you are paralyzed by fear, knowing full well the speed and power that is lumbering towards you.
You do not know which way it will turn to avoid you, or come after you, or if it will turn at all.
What do you do?
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