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

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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

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The sound of an automobile is not in their shared evolution in the primeval forests. The sound of a snapping twig is. There are also likely other aspects to a snapped twig that are super/sub-sonic. Then there is the issue with headlights at night which can spook deer and paralyze them with fear

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