What would you do if you found a child wandering without their parent?
Our instinct would tell us to ensure the child is safe, and we report it to the authorities to help track any of their parents or relatives. For sure, they are just nearby, and the child may have wandered around and didn’t notice that they are already separated from them.
At times when the search takes too long, we care for that lost child. We look for ways to feed them, put them to sleep, or even change their diapers. It’s a must to calm the child and make sure it is at ease while waiting for its parents.
We can say that even animals have this instinct.
They take in stray baby animals (kittens, puppies, ponies, etc.) and take care of them. Some mothers come back, while others don’t.
The important thing is that they keep the younglings safe from harm, especially predators. They even look for food for them to make sure they won’t go off somewhere to look for food.
These horses did that when they saw a fawn lurking around their farm.
Steamboat Radio posted on their Facebook page how Kally May found this touching scene she found in a ranch in Routte County in Colorado. There was a fawn amid their horses on a farm they caretake.
It may seem odd to see, but it was their maternal or even adult instinct to go and protect the young fawn. The tiny creature was standing alongside big horses, but it didn’t seem to mind. It wasn’t even afraid of them.
Kally noted, though, that the fawn wasn’t abandoned.
She said that its mother was out looking for food, and they were expecting her to return later that day. Meanwhile, as per practice and command of their local wildlife division, they were told to “let it be.” Maybe the fawn was only seeking protection from the bad guys in the wild.
True enough, the adult horses kept an eye on the fawn and ensured it wouldn’t go so far in the woods until its mother returned. Meanwhile, the horses were busy guiding the fawn to safety.
It is a doe’s natural behavior to leave their fawn.
They usually hunt for food alone while the fawn is protected behind trees or bushes. This is to ensure that she won’t attract any predators.
Kally also said that it was a common occurrence that humans would tend to try and “save” an “abandoned” fawn. In that case, the mother would end up lost and wouldn’t be reunited with her fawn anymore. That’s why it’s best to leave it behind.
Kally later reported that the doe indeed came back for her fawn.
She took a photo of the mother’s return that morning and said, “the little blip in the middle is the doe and her fawn.” Wildlife was treated as it should be and restored to the natural order of things; thanks to those horses for keeping the fawn safe.
Check out a video about the fawn and horses below!
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