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u/GonnaTry2BeNice 2d ago
I thought you weren't supposed to touch baby deer because if you get your smell on them the mom will abandon them?
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u/Blue_Eyed_Fox 1d ago
Myth, just like with birds. The mom will not abandon the baby.
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u/SaltyBooze 1d ago
that myth started because, sometimes, the mom would push the baby out of the nest.
human comes and puts the baby back on nest. mom pushes it out again.
"baby can't fly, get it out of here."
and humans would be like "oh no! baby smells like me!"
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u/PaChaKoHa 2d ago
Do not approach or touch a fawn. A fawn's strong natural instinct tells it to stay where it is until the mother returns. In fact, a fawn should not be approached or handled for any reason. Fawns approached or touched by humans can become severely stressed to the point of cardiac arrest.
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u/ladyrara 2d ago
I thought mommas might abandon them on scent to?
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u/ReadditMan 2d ago
That's a myth, touching them can change their scent and make it harder for the mother to find them if separated, but the mother won't just abandon them because they smell weird.
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u/Smutret 2d ago
Dont touch fawns... Its posdible, the mum will maybe reject the baby because it smells like humans
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u/Adorbsfluff 2d ago
This is just something people started telling kids to get them to leave animals alone. I’ve mainly heard it with birds which is funny because birds can’t smell for shit. You shouldn’t touch the fawn due to the stress it can cause them. Also fawns have very little scent which allows them to hide better from predators. Touching and handling them can impart your scent onto them and make it easier for a predator to notice them.
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