Golden Retriever brought back a "silly roe deer" from the mountains. Are roe deer really stupid?

Science Fiction Network, December 2 (Jin Kaiyi) We often say "silly roe deer", how stupid can a roe deer be? Recently, a golden retriever from a villager's home in Shulan City, Jilin Province, brought a roe deer home when he went up the mountain. The onlookers said that it couldn't eat yet and could only be fed with milk powder. The village secretary said he didn't know how to deal with it and planned to report it to the police station and the Forestry Bureau. Netizens joked: "Let the golden retriever figure it out on its own, it is responsible for what it brought back", "It just followed it home like that, it's a stupid roe deer".

Roe deer, also known as dwarf deer, is a species of animal in the genus Capreolus of the family Cervidae. It has a slender neck, big eyes and ears. It has no fangs, its hind legs are slightly longer than its forelimbs, and its tail is short. Male roe deer have horns, while female roe deer do not. Their tails are very short, and their bodies are basically straw yellow, but there is a circle of white hair under the base of their tails. There are two species in the genus Capreolus, namely the Oriental roe deer and the Western roe deer. Because the Oriental roe deer is widely distributed in Northeast my country, Inner Mongolia, Russia, South Korea, North Korea and other regions, there are four subspecies differentiation, of which the Northeast subspecies lives in Northeast my country.

Roe deer are not stupid. On the contrary, they have their own way of survival, so they have survived until now. When they encounter threats, roe deer do not run away, not because they are scared, but because they are confirming what the threat is. If they find danger, they will run away immediately. Some roe deer do not leave even though they know there may be danger. They do so to protect their cubs, so they will not run away easily.

The white buttocks of roe deer are actually a common feature of many species of deer and antelopes. It is not clear what its purpose is, but it can at least serve as a warning and confusion. One explanation is that the white buttocks are helpful in confusing the enemy's sight, making it dazzled and not knowing who to chase. In short, the roe deer's tail is not frightened, but a natural reaction after being threatened.

Roe deer will run along the headlights, not because they are "seeking their own death", but because the evolution of animals cannot keep up with the development of human technology, and they do not associate lights with danger. In China, countless animals are killed on the road every year, and roe deer only account for a small part of them.

As for the fact that roe deer hide their heads in the snow when being chased, it may be a misunderstanding. In winter, roe deer usually rest on sunny slopes and hide in the woods on shady slopes when they find threats. However, the snow on the shady slopes is thick and the vegetation is lush, which makes it very strenuous for them to run. In addition, roe deer need to eat frequently to ensure sufficient calories and physical strength. Experienced hunters will keep driving them to run and not give them a chance to eat. The exhausted roe deer cannot struggle or hide themselves, and can only fall to the ground and cannot move.

Although people think that roe deer are common, their numbers are declining in many places due to overhunting. my country has included wild roe deer in China's "National List of Terrestrial Wildlife with Important Economic and Scientific Research Value" and is also a national second-level protected animal. Hunting, buying, selling, and eating them are strictly prohibited. So the village secretary's approach is very correct, and everyone must remember it.