When The Instincts Of Animals Rule
July 29, 2010
Americans and probably a host of most people in the world are ignorant when it comes to animals, wild or domestic. If someone began messing with your baby, there’s no telling to what extent you would go to protect them. Somehow we tend to not think of such things when it comes to animals and in particular wild animals. Here’s an example of how a mother deer is overtaken by that natural instinct of survival and the protection of her baby.
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Holy cow. I hope the dog was OK.
TLM
Ditto.
Interesting interaction of the cat with the fawn. The doe didn’t seem to preceive the felis as a threat as much as the canis – was it genus, size, experience, or other?
I saw this video and felt so bad for that dog!
Harley
I am sure you did. Are you aware that it is a wolf relate and that the deer was protecting her progeny? Reality hits again.
Looked like a border collie to me = my favorite breed.
I saw a mule deer doe do the same thing to a coyote once only the coyote didn’t survive. The deer was doing what any good mother would do.
Lee… not sure what that comment was aiming for. You don’t think I would feel badly for a wolf relate? Maybe you could explain that comment a bit further, I wouldn’t want to assume anything here.
Border Collies are my second favorite right after the Scotch Collie.
Harley
I think most people feel sorry for the “underdog” which this one certainly was. Mothers can be very protective. I once saw a doe standing on her hindlegs and striking what appeared to be air with her front ones. Upon closer examination when the activity stopped I found she had directed her flailing feet at the flowerheads of tufted hairgrass. Practicing or playing?
Thanks for the tip regarding Scotch collies. I had always thought they were just collies; beautiful dogs.
A wolf would have had that doe by the throat and dragging her down to the ground lickety split. No comparison. The wolf would not be caught in the submissive type of situation in the first place that the collie was in.
If a wolf had been there when the doe was stomping the dog he would not only have killed the doe but the dog as well and the fawn and the cat.
And don’t forget the photographer along with the others!
Of course your right, how did I forget that.
Most breeders of Scotch Collies don’t breed them for show but for what the breed was originally intended for. I have no tolerance for any kind of ‘show’ breeders. One of the reasons why I love the Border Collie. Not only are they not ‘show’ dogs but they are darn smart too! Well… except for maybe that one in the video with the deer. I would feel equally bad seeing a dog or a wolf tear apart a deer or a fawn. You’re right, the entire underdog thing does tend to get to me.
Greg
I think you have the correct view of the submissive nature of the collie and that a wolf would not be in that position. My Grandmother, who was from South Carolina, used the term “lickety split” on occasion; I like it.
There is more to the story than just this attack.
Doe-eyed and dangerous: deer attacks spike in B.C.
http://tinyurl.com/2g3ar4c
(Interview with Dr. Val Geist)
More info about the attacks here:
Learning to live with wildlife
http://tinyurl.com/27wdrj6
But but but this is better wild life management to allow the predators to over populate and manage their prey, after all predators are just being natural. STUPID has taken over the fort.