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Re: Early diets
b14817@vaxb.phx1.aro.allied.com
27 May 94 09:56:25 MST
In article <hGxOuGt.jefmacdonald@delphi.com>, Jeff Macdonald <jefmacdonald@delphi.com> writes:
> <b14817@vaxb.phx1.aro.allied.com> writes:
>
>>Deer do not care about generalizations. When they see two eyes they leave in a
>>hurry and never once consider that some animals with binocular vision are not
>>preditors.
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> Actually I doubt that deer (or other potential prey) pay any attention to the
> eyes, or to carnivore, herbivore distinctions. The world is divided into
> things that eat me and things that do not. The detection is usually by smell
> or sound, sight is a last
> stage defense. predators that are much to small to be harmful are ignored,
> whatever their vision.
>
> Jeff MacDonald
Since I can't remember were I came across this information, I guess my
statement carries no more weight then your "Actually I doubt....". :^)
Until I can provide a source, it is opinion, based on personal experiance. I
have not yet been able to get a deer to provide me with the details.
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