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sl8

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8. I'm not so sure it's a young fawn.

Reply to BootinUp (Reply #6)

Mon May 12, 2025, 08:01 AM

May 12

It's a spotted (axis) deer, which keep their spots as adults. It does seem to be on the small side, but spotted deer do run smaller than typical American whitetails (although there is at least one small variant of the whitetail).

Some of the various different deer shown after the snake portion are indeed young fawns, mostly whitetails, I think. One of them looked like a red deer or elk fawn/calf.

Also, none of the articles I've seen called the rescued deer a fawn.

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Highlight:

The rescue of a fawn from the deadly grip of a snake. (link to video) [View all] BootinUp May 11 OP

And deprive the snake of dinner? RandySF May 11 #1

lol. nt BootinUp May 11 #4

Thank you for this clip, my dear BootinUp! Very heartwarming. CaliforniaPeggy May 11 #2

Sweet video wendyb-NC May 11 #3

Wonder what happened to the mom? Bayard May 12 #5

Seems unusual for a young fawn to be on the road. BootinUp May 12 #6

I'm not so sure it's a young fawn. sl8 May 12 #8

I figured that the original source could be found BootinUp May 12 #9

They sure did. sl8 May 12 #10

Thanks for the good sleuthing. BootinUp May 12 #11

Most of that video is made from pirated bits and pieces of other people's videos. sl8 May 12 #7