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_aavaa_04/23/20253 repliesview on HN

Wouldn’t that be a death sentence by making them super easy for predators to spot?


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ntonozzi04/23/2025

Luckily most predators don't use headlights.

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Hamuko04/24/2025

Are deer relying on hiding from predators or are they just relying on being able to escape predators? Deer are fairly large animals so they're kinda conspicuous already. I think they also don't get white coats during winter, so they stick out from the snow.

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sandworm10104/24/2025

Antlers are weapons. Most predators will avoid the food with knives on its head. From a darwinian perspective, it is also probably better that the wolves pay attention to the well-armed male deer rather than the productive females that do not have antlers.