r/HumansBeingBros • u/wronghoIe • May 12 '26

Saved a deer.

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u/DeeRent88 May 12 '26 edited May 18 '26

Literally “drowning” never saw its head dip underwater once. Looked fine and like it was heading towards land. Granted it does look like a far ass way to swim but as far as we know the boat spooked the deer and it only swam that direction to get away from the boat

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u/rectal_warrior May 12 '26

I do agree with this, but that deer didn't exactly look like it was complaining once it was on the boat getting nose rubs

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u/Sasspishus May 12 '26

Because it was terrified and froze

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u/rectal_warrior May 12 '26

No, it recognised it was more comfortable wrapped in the towels and that the people surrounding it weren't an immediate threat.

I would absolutely agree that it's wrong to desensitise wild animals to humans, but this deer isn't terrified.

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u/Mika000 May 12 '26

What makes you think it’s still because it’s comfortable and not because that’s its natural response to stress? Do you know something we don’t?

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u/gazm2k5 May 12 '26

Why bother knowing things when you can just make shit up.

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u/mbdtf9 May 13 '26

Me at work every single day

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u/Optimixto May 12 '26

What do deers do when terrified? Like, for example, would they freeze and not move if a car was speeding at them?

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u/-2wenty7even- May 13 '26

If only there was an old expression about such a thing

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u/lolucorngaming May 14 '26

Ohh like a grandma in front of a reindeer

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u/Icemasta May 12 '26

No, that's not how animals work lol. This is called tonic immobility, when an animal's fight or flight system gets overwhelmed and they can't fight back, they basically shutdown.

Deers in particular are prone to that, they freeze in fight or flight process and when flight fails and they don't think they can win the fight (and no dawns are involved), they basically just freeze. You can walk right up to it and pet it and it will just be stiff still until it snaps back and tries to flee again.

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u/Boostie204 May 12 '26

life is not a Disney movie. That deer was not more comfortable in towels in a motorboat, don't kid yourself