May 16, 2012
Fawns use ‘escape plan’ to evade predators
By Michelle Warwicker, BBC Nature
“Fawns often bypass the nearest “escape cover” to seek out better habitats for shaking off predators, new research has found. Baby deer are more likely to survive if they use this selective technique rather than simply fleeing to the closest refuge. The study in the journal Animal Behaviour, followed white-tailed deer fawns in the Great Plains of the US. The fawns’ behaviour was a surprise to the research team, they said…”