• Veedem@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Being that many deer impacts happen at night, I believe I read a long while ago, that their delay in response is because the headlights temporarily blind them since they’re in the dark and suddenly are looking right into light. That period of freezing is them waiting for their eyes to adjust so they can decide on the action to take.

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      11 months ago

      I don’t blame them, ever walked when it was dark out? Headlights are blinding and I’d freeze too.