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Mule Deer Moms to the Rescue

Caption: A new study from the University of Alberta and the University of Lethbridge shows that mule deer females, even those who are not mothers, respond to the recorded distress calls of other fawn species, as well as their own.

Credit: Photo by Finbarr Wilson.

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