STORY AT-A-GLANCEA study suggests that mother deer respond to the cries of not only baby deer, but also infants of other speciesAdult female deer quickly responded to the distress calls of a variety of infants whose cries were similar in pitch to a baby deer’s cryThe mother deer responded with haste rather than caution at the sound of infant cries of distress, suggesting their instinct is to save their offspring before themselvesInfant distress …
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