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feline groovy · ‎07-29-2014

baby looks close to newly-born

Heartwarming video shows the moment a mama deer rescues her frightened fawn after it becomes terrified crossing a road

Mother deer rescues her fawn on a road in Port Orchard, Washington
Video shows frightened frawn stuck in middle of the road
Mother deer approaches her and nudges her to get out of danger

PUBLISHED: 22:32 EDT, 3 June 2018 | UPDATED: 02:40 EDT, 4 June 2018

A mother deer came to the rescue of her fawn who appeared stuck in the middle of a highway in Washington state.

A driver uploaded video on Instagram on Sunday showing a doe walking toward her fawn on a highway in Port Orchard.

When the mother found her offspring, she approached it as it was lying down on its stomach.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLbuA8n9CO8

The fawn appears to be frozen in fear as the mother comes over to nudge her to safety

The fawn then gets up and walks with the mother off the road and toward safety

Jessie Larson, who filmed the scene, said she turned off her car engine so as not to frighten the animals

The fawn is then seen being nudged to move off the highway.

The adorable video generated close to 200,000 views on Instagram as of Sunday night.

Jessie Larson was overjoyed to be there to capture the moment on video.

Larson, a local resident, was driving on Baby Doll Road in Port Orchard when she came upon the scene.

She turned her car engine off, she said, so the fawn’s mother wouldn’t be scared off.

Sweet Caroline 1 · ‎12-12-2017

My cup overflows

LilacTree · ‎03-25-2012

@feline groovy

Precious, absolutely precious. Thanks for posting, JSS.

Formerly Ford1224
We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Elie Wiesel 1986

Witchy Woman · ‎03-15-2010

Beautiful.

Sadly, I see many deer hit on the highway in my area. It always breaks my heart. As soon as I get home, I will call State Highways to have the body picked up. Over the years, I've located the exact offices to call for State and Country roads. Still it sickens me to see it.

Last night, when I arrived home from being out for a bit, there was a beautiful Doe reclining like a queen in the middle of our small field. It was pouring rain!

I've seen this behavior often, and wondered why the deer would not seek shelter in the woods -- which are very nearby on all sides.

Such beautiful creatures being pushed out of their homes by our development. Sigh.

OKPrincess · ‎03-10-2013

It doesn’t matter if a mom has two legs or four legs, we love our babies and will do anything to protect them. Very heartwarming and precious to see.

Deb0509 · ‎05-27-2016

Animals are Awesome

Mz iMac · ‎07-26-2014

@Witchy Woman wrote:

Last night, when I arrived home from being out for a bit, there was a beautiful Doe reclining like a queen in the middle of our small field. It was pouring rain!

I've seen this behavior often, and wondered why the deer would not seek shelter in the woods -- which are very nearby on all sides.

I have wondered about that too. Where I live it's herds of females laying down in the grass in the pouring rain. Never seen a buck doing the same.

Maybe it's their way of taking a shower out in the open to clean themselves?

~~Let me google research this. Will post what I find.~~

"Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference."

NickNack · ‎03-10-2010

Very sweet, but I wonder why they continued walking down the road instead of getting off into the woods.

The Bluebird Carries The Sky On His Back"
-Henry David Thoreau

Witchy Woman · ‎03-15-2010

@Mz iMac

Yes, the bucks are rarely out in the open, but I have seen them.

As beautiful as they are, I've already pulled 3 deer ticks off myself this spring. The deer come closer and closer to the house all the time. I rarely go into the woods, but somehow, those ticks find me. Ugh!