Mother deer s grooming begins imprinting process to recognize her fawns

The mother deer's grooming behavior begins the imprinting process. Imprinting is when the mother learns the scent of her fawns. This allows her to tell her fawn from others. The fawn is precocial, meaning that it can crawl, stand, and walk soon after being born.Fawns are born from April though June. They are born with their eyes open and fully furred. The fawn is able to stand in 10 minutes and can walk in 7 hours. Young fawn stay with their mother through next winter.🦌

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