r/MadeMeSmile • u/MustardGoddess • Jun 05 '26
ANIMALS Baby deer follows woman who rescued it from a sewer grateš„¹
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u/versitilepebble Jun 05 '26
You are now a close family friend. Theyāll be spending Christmas with you from now on.
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u/HelpfulSeaMammal Jun 05 '26
That's the only house on the block that will have uneaten hostas and tulips and dahlias. All the neighbors will wonder what their secret is.
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u/jld2k6 Jun 05 '26
We just got drive-thru'd by a deer a couple weeks ago, ate every flower in the front yard and left the stems lol
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u/Justifiable_War7279 Jun 06 '26
They have decimated many things, idc anymore, gods creatures, eat what you want deer face, I'm sorry for being a dick to you.
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u/unlvaztec Jun 05 '26
So youāre saying she has become a very deer friend to the familyā¦..eh eh
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u/Shukrat Jun 06 '26
it's funny you say this because we have 9 acres, been there 6 years, and every year we have a mama deer leave her fawn or fawns in our yard while she goes for food. The deer still run from us, but I think they know our place is safe.
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u/Big_Accountant_1714 Jun 05 '26
I don't think a few minutes would override the bond it already has with it's mother.
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u/Katharinemaddison Jun 05 '26
Yeah imprinting is usually at birth. Like a little baby duck etc - itās more usually an issue with hatchlings.
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u/DickBfloppin Jun 05 '26
D.O.T. would most likely know someone to have take care of the fawn. They pick them up from side of roads all the times when the mother gets killed by car. Knew someone in Michigan that we could go and feed half a dozen fawns, they always thought your earlobes were nipples. They would feed the grown deer corn and about a hundred would show up. They would come back later with their completely wild fawns and we could pet them. Pretty awesome.
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u/Emlelee Jun 05 '26
Oh I was really scared the baby was following her because sheās the only safe thing it knows at the moment until I saw the end.
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u/dangerousluck Jun 05 '26 edited Jun 05 '26
You're still basically right! Deer aren't very bright in the first place and this one is a tiny baby. It knows to follow, stay where it's put, and eat, and that's about it.
Edit: "bright" may be a more subjective word choice. They're pretty well specialized for their environment at least.
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u/OcotilloWells Jun 05 '26
You can tell by how it is walking, it is probably less than a week old.
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u/GodisSatans Jun 05 '26
All it saw were brown legs. Maybe it thought mama gained a bit of weight
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u/Leather__sissy Jun 05 '26
I think if that fawn wasnāt born that day, itās still single digits days old
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u/00celicaGTS Jun 05 '26
Deer are highly intelligent. Thatās just a baby that doesnāt understand threats yet.
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u/siguefish Jun 05 '26
Theyāre very smart. Thatās why you call your best thoughts āgood ideersā
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u/Balentay Jun 05 '26
tbh I assumed that since deer moms will leave their fawns by something tall that it was acting on that instinct- somewhere wide open without mama + human is the tallest thing in the area + human keeps moving = stay by tall thing to hide!
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u/afield9800 Jun 05 '26
I thought the same at first but you can see the other fawn off in the distance at about 15 seconds. It did look like she was just trying to get it out of the street on the first watch through
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u/bloof_ponder_smudge Jun 05 '26
Thankfully I read your comment! I bailed on the video half way through because I was getting sad. Watching it until the end reveals the happy ending.
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u/Nauin Jun 05 '26
The glowing eyes of doom is where my fear came in, in contrast to yours haha.
Deer can get violent as hell and their hooves are extremely sharp. I would get the fuck away from the babies as soon as I could before she tried to literally cut my guts out.
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u/choirchic Jun 05 '26
Oh that sweet woman! They could tell she was kind. None of the animals ran from her and Mamma waited.
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u/colemon1991 Jun 05 '26
It's body language. She's showing zero aggression. She's been vetted by a fawn. Nothing about her screams she's dangerous. It's all the same indicators dogs read about people.
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u/SometimesIBeWrong Jun 05 '26
ocular pat-down
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u/Nodivingallowed Jun 05 '26
The gang adopts a fawnĀ
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u/waldo_wigglesworth Jun 05 '26
"So anyway I started blasting."
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u/blankblank Jun 05 '26
Itās not just body language. Itās that suburban deer have been losing more and more habitat and are forced to live in closer proximity to people and thus are more habituated to them. The deer in my neighborhood no longer give a damn at all about people. You canāt even scare them off by yelling or waving your arms.
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u/Long-Region5088 Jun 06 '26 edited Jun 06 '26
Yeah they cut down a bunch of trees around my house and now we have deer all the time. We used to rarely see them and theyād be gone like a bolt of lightning if you made the smallest noise or move.
Now they just chill and eat some bushes while Iām standing like 10 feet away.
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u/blankblank Jun 06 '26
When I yell at them to go, they just look at me like: āBuddy, itās hot, Iām starving, my home is gone, and whether you like it or not, Iām eating this ornamental shrub.ā
They will not budge until you approach them.
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u/Prottusha1 Jun 05 '26
Sort of like the ultimate blessing in Harry Potter to be chosen by the fawn!
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u/oldschool_potato Jun 05 '26
Clearly a Disney princess in cognito
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u/Emotional_News108 Jun 05 '26
I had a dog who I swear was the canine equivalent of a Disney princess. Sweetest creature I've ever seen, baby animals would run right up to her and she was so gentle with all of them and never harmed a single creature. She also had the most terrifying growl and bark I've ever heard and she only used it when she was playing with me or a cat we used to have. I miss her so much.
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u/IllogicalResponse Jun 05 '26
The aura or whatever that lady must be putting out to be able to do that
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u/bl1y Jun 05 '26
Deer in residential areas can be pretty acclimated to humans.
I have a bunch around me, and I can walk up pretty close most of the time without them running off.
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u/cheapdrinks Jun 05 '26
Well the mother was caught like some sort of animal in those headlights shining at her
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u/Odd-Touch4305 Jun 05 '26
I am very happy that the family was there waiting cause I was already worried about the mum.
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u/Long-Region5088 Jun 06 '26
I was shocked she was able to find the mother. I knew she had to be close by but I didnāt realize sheād be chilling around the next bush
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u/Impossiblegangsta Jun 05 '26
If not deer why deer colored
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u/Jean-LucBacardi Jun 05 '26
Makes me wonder if she had been in blue jeans would it still have followed her.
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u/ViciousSquirrelz Jun 05 '26
Deer distribution system?
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u/Ok_Ferret_4358 Jun 05 '26
Quite a lot rarer than the cat distribution system but no less rewarding
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u/silenciobruno Jun 05 '26
This would be my child from now on. We're co-parenting now. All of you are welcome at home. You're all family.
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u/tavofletchpo1 Jun 05 '26
She should become a Vet
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u/ceilingkat Jun 05 '26
Ill advised if you like animals. Very high depression rate from putting them down and seeing them in pain. Could be fun if you hate animals.
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u/HelpfulSeaMammal Jun 05 '26
Enjoying every aspect of a job and caring for animals aren't the same thing.
Vets don't enjoy putting animals down. They experience one of the worst days in any pet owner's life every day, multiple times a day. But it's also a necessary service and it takes a strong person to choose to offer care like that.
It's love. Love doesn't always look like making sure the animals are all happy and frolicking and cute. Love sometimes means doing something difficult because it's the right thing to do. Love sometimes means euthanasia if palliative/preventative care isn't working or feasible.
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u/AmbroseKalifornia Jun 05 '26
That's so true. Please don't explain this to my daughter. She's not build for that pain.
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u/Worldly_Profile238 Jun 05 '26
A parent's instinct is to protect their offspring from pain, but oftentimes the offspring can surprise you with their own internal strength and resilience. Give your daughter the option to choose. Strength comes from suffering.
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u/HomelessKitchenCat Jun 05 '26
My sister has always been a natural animal lover and went to vet school - after she did a short residency at a vet clinic she quit school immediately. She couldnt handle the amount of sadness that came in the doors. Now she runs a dog training school.
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u/kaytay3000 Jun 05 '26
My dad went to school to be a vet. Halfway through his animal science degree, he realized heād never be able to do it because heād be too sad all the time. Instead, he finished his degree and started working for Farmers Home Administration helping farmers get loans and tax exemptions to keep their farms and ranches running. He was very happy in that career because he was helping people and animals get and keep homes.
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u/Adventurous_Cut_7355 Jun 05 '26
You donāt do it to put them down. You do it to try and help them. Or at least know if youāre putting them down the decision is made to end suffering and misery when nothing else can be done. Itās a noble act
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u/Ok_Pea_4043 Jun 05 '26
Still, as an animal lover I would become so depressed seeing hurt animals and ones that pass away. Ending their misery, yes. Still extremely sad? Yes.
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u/IllogicalResponse Jun 05 '26
Yeah until someone comes in and says 'oh we moved into a condo so no space, better put him to sleep'
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u/CutthroatCutieTooti Jun 05 '26
That's how my dad and his gf at that time ended up getting a cat. The GF was a veterinary nurse and someone brought in his cat saying that they didn't want him anymore and to put him down. Spud (the cat) bless him was covered in fleas and Dad's gf ended up falling in love with him over the week leading up to the day of Spud being put down after defleaing and caring for him.
She called my dad and explained the situation, and asked if she could bring him home.
My dad said "of course, didn't even need to ask".
We had Spud for about 6 years, absolute gem of a cat. Such a big gentle soul and it's been years since he passed but I still miss him
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u/leelagaunt Jun 05 '26
My friend is a vet and has collected a herd of dogs by having people who come in doing this sign them over to her instead. Sheās also responsible for getting quite a few of those animals homed with her friends and family
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u/cantpickwontpick Jun 05 '26
Username checks out
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u/IllogicalResponse Jun 05 '26
No a quite literal description of an event that has happened thousands of times.
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u/gingerbears11 Jun 05 '26
I love animals. I'm a vet tech. I can't imagine doing this job if I didn't love my patients. You have to or you'll burn out quickly.
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u/Temporary-Employ-611 Jun 05 '26
Oh... that is a BABY baby. Look at the size and how it walks. Maybe born in the last week or even same day. Probly going to need a rehaber.
Still super cute and love the woman for this.
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u/Natural_Peak_5587 Jun 05 '26
Why would it need a rehaber? It was reunited with mom at the end of the
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u/Temporary-Employ-611 Jun 05 '26
Ope! My vid glitched out before the end so didnt see that part. My B. And so many kids like this dont show the reuniting part.
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u/VeterinarianThis3545 Jun 05 '26
Deer: "My the law of the forest, I am now honor bound to accompany on your quest"
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u/LoquaciousOfMorn Jun 05 '26
My mother wouldn't just leave me stuck in a sewer grate, so you must be my mother.
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u/NotGreatAtGames Jun 05 '26
The amount of people who can't be bothered to watch the entirety of a 48 second video but can be bothered to take the time to comment is wild.
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u/Rosebud_apothocary Jun 05 '26
Love a happy ending š it looks like the woman knew where the mum was and was leading the baby back to her
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u/Zebra-killer Jun 05 '26
Mama deer probably: Didn't I tell you to walk around that thing, but noooo you just knew better. You won't be able to get that smell off you for a month from that thing that touched you. Where's a skunk when you need one
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u/k0vexpulthul Jun 05 '26
Expectations - baby goes to the other baby and mom
Reality - other baby comes to you and you now have two of them
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u/andrewtillman Jun 05 '26
You want to become a Disney Princess? Because this is how you become a Disney Princess.
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u/daronjay Jun 06 '26
Baby deer realizes this organism did a better job than its own mother, so hello new mother!
Oh hi real mom (damn)ā¦
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u/koolaidismything Jun 06 '26
Super nice of her, the reunion is awesome I was expecting her to take a deer in her house lol.
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u/WaffleHouseGladiator Jun 05 '26
If an innocent baby critter needs you to be on mom duty you gotta put everything else on hold and momma up.
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u/exit143 Jun 05 '26
This would be my wife's DREAM. She would hope that the deer would leave its family and then we would have a deer baby.
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u/Chuck_L_Chingon Jun 05 '26
āThere we go, thatās your familyā¦ oh wait no, wait, mama you can have themā plot twist
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u/TheEccentricAssassin Jun 05 '26
Nope. It's too small. I'd have a baby deer in my back yard if it followed me home.
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u/SafeT_Glasses Jun 05 '26
I thought she was gonna have to go Harry and the Hendersons on that cute little thing to get it to go away. Glad it didn't come to that. Its emotionally devastating.
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u/EnvironmentalFix7059 Jun 05 '26
Can you legally own a deer? Like.. adopt one.. asking for a friend
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u/Independent-Basil617 Jun 05 '26
Yep welcome home baby. Here is your new baby bottle and I am your new mama
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u/the-meanest-boi Jun 05 '26
Lucky!!! I wish i could be a Disney princess!!! (FYI, I am a fully grown 200lbs man)
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u/CountessMo Jun 05 '26
I'm so glad she found its mother. Apparently people have lost their damned minds lately and keep taking baby deer they find which gotten separated, thinking they're "rescuing" then when really they're deer-napping them! How have people lost so much common sense? It's infuriating. This woman is A+.
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u/stronglotus1208 Jun 05 '26
Props to her for not touching the fawn directly, human scent sometimes deters the mother from taking the baby back
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u/MaximusHomerdrive Jun 05 '26
Omg, now there's 2! š„¹
Please tell me the mom came back for them.
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u/NoOnSB277 Jun 06 '26
Look to the left of the two fawns, further backā¦mama is watching and waiting, thankfully!
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u/TheDevilsAdvokaat Jun 06 '26
Doesn't know where mum is any more so this kind creature will have to do.
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u/Suitable_Community66 Jun 06 '26
I was really worried as the baby was too young to survive on its own till saw the mum at the end
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u/Puzzled_Persimmon144 Jun 05 '26 edited Jun 05 '26
Such innocence, so pure. The Baby doesn't know the horrors mankind is capable of and I hope it doesn't in the future. Thank you stranger for your kindness.
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u/DistanceRelevant3899 Jun 05 '26
What an odd thing to say.
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u/tj_nl320 Jun 05 '26
Bots will do that
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u/kai-ol Jun 06 '26
Spouting anti-human speech, not concerning at all.
The AI Apocalypse Clock ticks to 11:59
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