As I was driving up the driveway a few days ago, I noticed a mule deer fawn hopping excitedly back and forth in the draw below the driveway. When mulies sense danger or become alarmed, they run away by hopping with all four feet off the ground, as if they were using a pogo stick. What was strange about this fawn's behavior was that it was not running away, but rather hopping back and forth, working its way closer to the road below.
I stopped the truck and grabbed my camera. I then saw that there were several cows and one calf on the road. This was obviously the first time the fawn had ever seen a cow, and its curiosity was getting the better of it.
The fawn inched ever closed to the road and finally went through the fence and right up to the calf to check it out. After satisfying its curiosity, the fawn returned to grazing in the draw.
As I was driving up the driveway a few days ago, I noticed a mule deer fawn hopping excitedly back and forth in the draw below the driveway. When mulies sense danger or become alarmed, they run away by hopping with all four feet off the ground, as if they were using a pogo stick. What was strange about this fawn's behavior was that it was not running away, but rather hopping back and forth, working its way closer to the road below. 
I stopped the truck and grabbed my camera. I then saw that there were several cows and one calf on the road. This was obviously the first time the fawn had ever seen a cow, and its curiosity was getting the better of it.
The fawn inched ever closed to the road and finally went through the fence and right up to the calf to check it out. After satisfying its curiosity, the fawn returned to grazing in the draw.
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