Deer

A Deadly Mad Cow-Like Disease Is Spreading Among North American Deer

Wildlife officials in the U.S. and Canada report cases of chronic wasting diseases where it hasn't been detected before.

Biology Ed Cara Dec 29

Photo: © Caitlin Henderson, Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Feast Your Eyes on a Selection of the Year’s Most Breathtaking Wildlife Photos

London’s Natural History Museum is showcasing the top wildlife shots from 50,000 entries, highlighting global biodiversity and conservation urgency.

Biology Isaac Schultz Sep 4

Photo: Dan Jaynes/Colorado Parks and Wildlife

An Elk With a Tire Around Its Neck for Two Years Was Finally Freed

The 4-year-old bull elk had evaded rescue several times this year.

Biology Ed Cara Oct 12

Two Scary Deer Illnesses Are Spreading in the U.S.

A universally fatal prion disease was recently found in Wisconsin, while a hemorrhagic virus is sickening deer elsewhere.

Biology Ed Cara Oct 11

Disney Is Going to Kill Bambi’s Mom Again

It’s a new year but things are still the same when it comes to Disney’s catalog of classic films. After a year that saw remakes of Aladdin and The Lion King become billion dollars hits, it makes sense for the trend to continue. And next on the list is Bambi. The Hollywood Reporter says Geneva…

Movies Germain Lussier Jan 24

Stunned Fishermen Rescue a Deer Swimming 5 Miles off the Coast of Maine

In a fish tale like no other, a crew of lobstermen pulled in young deer that somehow managed to swim a whopping 5 miles (8 kilometers) from shore. Writing on Facebook, Captain Ren Dorr said the deer was spotted in the waters off the Maine coast on November 4, 2019. The deer was in a…

Biology George Dvorsky Nov 8

A Deer Was Caught Gnawing on Human Remains and the End Is Nigh

Deer are generally considered one of the more benign creatures of the forest, going about their herbivorous ways in peace. But as new research shows, there’s a dark side to these ungulates. Using camera traps, forensic scientists have captured unprecedented photos of deer munching on the skeletal remains of a human carcass. “Herein, we report…

Tech News George Dvorsky May 5

Game Wardens Shoot Deer Named After Bambi Character in Front of Its Owners

A family in Kansas would like to see reforms in wildlife legislation after game wardens arrived at their home and shot their pet deer, Faline, five times. On December 19th, two game wardens arrived at Kim Mcgaughey’s workplace to inform her that she was violating the law by confining wildlife. For almost two years, Mcgaughey’s…

Tech News Rhett Jones Jan 8

The Year in Encouraging News

This year sucked, didn’t it? I don’t need to remind you of all the ways in which this year was bad. (But here are a few anyway: Trump, mass death and destruction, the blatant, mainstream adoption of weaponized hatred, the deaths of several beloved public figures, Trump.) But sometimes, all you want is for a…

Social Media Sophie Kleeman Dec 27

Famous Deer Saved From Euthanasia Dies the Very Next Day

A small deer that was at the center of a political tussle between New York State and New York City has died of stress after it was given a stay of execution. The white-tailed buck was discovered on Wednesday in Jackie Robinson Park in Harlem. The people that discovered the deer thought was part of…

Tech News Michael Nunez Dec 16

Hungry Mountain Lion Mauls Deer on a Family’s Porch

Don’t fuck with a mountain lion. Sadly, a small deer in Southern San Francisco learned that lesson the hard way when its neck was snapped on a family’s porch. The whole thing was documented on a Nest Cam that was set up to capture any unwanted activity outside the home. In the video, which has…

Tech News Michael Nunez Dec 15

What Scientists Found Inside This Burmese Python’s Stomach Will Blow Your Mind

After performing an autopsy on a bloated Burmese python, scientists in Florida were shocked to discover the remains of three white-tailed deer. A new study published in the journal BioInvasion Records documents the bizarre and potentially record-breaking case of a Burmese python that consumed three white-tailed deer over the course of an estimated 87-day span.…

Tech News George Dvorsky Dec 5

Synthetic Spider Silk Parkas, Walter Palmer At It Again: What’s New Outside

The North Face is partnering with a Japanese company to make new parkas from synthetic spider silk. And everyone’s favorite Minnesota dentist is in trouble with the law again due to allegedly illegal hunting practices. It’s What’s New Outside. The trouble with Walter Palmer: The same guy who killed #CecilTheLion is now accused of “herding”…

Tech News Wes Siler Nov 16

How To Make Your Own Venison Sausage At Home

Homemade sausage is so good and so cheap to make that you’ll never buy it from a store again. Here’s my take on a super healthy hot Italian. Warning: I’ll keep it gore free, but there’s going to be pictures of a dead animal and its subsequent parts below. It’s nothing you won’t see wrapped…

Tech News Wes Siler Oct 22

Field Cameras Catch Deer Eating Birds—Wait, Why Do Deer Eat Birds?

Deer aren’t the slim, graceful vegans we thought they were. Scientists using field cameras have caught deer preying on nestling song birds. And it’s not just deer. Herbivores the world over may be supplementing their diets. When researchers in North Dakota set up “nest cams” over the nests of song birds, they expected to see…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Mar 4

Adventure: Backpack Hunting In The High Sierra

With an average annual hunter success rate of 7%, the D7 hunting zone of the Sierra Nevada mountains in California is one of the toughest regions to hunt deer in the state. We set out on a 4 day backpacking trip with our rifles to track down these elusive grey ghosts. A week before the…

Tech News Corey Hass Nov 11

Meet Afghanistan’s Elusive, Endangered “Vampire” Deer

This is a male musk deer, knowing for growing fangs during the breeding season. A recent survey by the Wildlife Conservation Society confirmed that Kashmir musk deer, one of seven related Asian species, still live in Afghanistan’s Nuristan Province, some 60 years after its last recorded sighting. Above: A Siberian musk deer, which is related…

Biology Jason G. Goldman Oct 31

Robot stag is a terrifying alternate build for the Lego Exo-Suit

Reddit user TicoMachi shared this awesome alternate build that he did using only the elements available in the Exo-Suit (21109). This scary ten point buck shows us what could be if the world of robotics keeps advancing by building crazy ass mechanical versions of land animals. https://gizmodo.com/mits-robot-cheetah-now-runs-free-without-cables-or-a-le-1634804576 You’re reading Leg Godt, the blog with the…

Tech News Michael Schulte Oct 23

Two Deer Stop Traffic On The Golden Gate Bridge, Prance Endearingly

Two deer managed to find their way onto the Golden Gate Bridge Friday, around the unfortunate hour of 5:30 pm. The pair held up rush-hour traffic for about thirty minutes as they made their way to safety, trit-trotting across the crowded bridge and into Marin. Above: The deer in question, doing what deer do on…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Sep 6

Why Deer Freeze in Your Headlights

Less a function of fear than bewilderment; simply put, deer freeze in headlights because they can’t see. Deer Eyes vs. Human Eyes The eyes of deer and people share a number of features, but they also have a few significant differences. Pupil Unlike human pupils, which are round and when dilated do not span much…

Tech News Melissa - TodayIFoundOut.com Aug 13

Deer

A Deadly Mad Cow-Like Disease Is Spreading Among North American Deer

Feast Your Eyes on a Selection of the Year’s Most Breathtaking Wildlife Photos

An Elk With a Tire Around Its Neck for Two Years Was Finally Freed

Two Scary Deer Illnesses Are Spreading in the U.S.

Disney Is Going to Kill Bambi’s Mom Again

Stunned Fishermen Rescue a Deer Swimming 5 Miles off the Coast of Maine

A Deer Was Caught Gnawing on Human Remains and the End Is Nigh

Game Wardens Shoot Deer Named After Bambi Character in Front of Its Owners

The Year in Encouraging News

Famous Deer Saved From Euthanasia Dies the Very Next Day

Hungry Mountain Lion Mauls Deer on a Family’s Porch

What Scientists Found Inside This Burmese Python’s Stomach Will Blow Your Mind

Synthetic Spider Silk Parkas, Walter Palmer At It Again: What’s New Outside

How To Make Your Own Venison Sausage At Home

Field Cameras Catch Deer Eating Birds—Wait, Why Do Deer Eat Birds?

Adventure: Backpack Hunting In The High Sierra

Meet Afghanistan’s Elusive, Endangered “Vampire” Deer

Robot stag is a terrifying alternate build for the Lego Exo-Suit

Two Deer Stop Traffic On The Golden Gate Bridge, Prance Endearingly

Why Deer Freeze in Your Headlights

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