Our wild deer friend Yoda - surprisingly calm - ASMR

Yoda - a two year old buck who was born in the woods behind our backyard, and has know us since birth. Oddly, he likes to hang out with his mother, Eva, and the rest of the females in the herd. Normally the females chase away bucks, in part so they can devote their attention to their new fawns. Perhaps because he is so calm, and even acts “properly“ around the fawns, the females of the herd let him hang around. In any case, he has been very sweet in these first 2 years. At some point in the near future his hormones will kick in, and we will be curious to see how calm he remains. Bucks normally leave the herd (females and newborn fawns) after 2 years. During their first year they get their mother’s full attention. When they turn one year old, the mothers get new fawns, but the one year old bucks still tag along for about a year. During that second year the females usually chase them away, half-heartedly. If they move just a few yards from the main herd, that’s okay. The bucks gradually
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