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#5
RE: Why would a deer eat its own hair
I know sometimes they' ll eat their own velvet, but I wouldn' t think there would be much nutritional value, if any, in hair. Nervous habit maybe? Or maybe just a really strange deer![:-]
#6
RE: Why would a deer eat its own hair
They will lick themselves just like a dog or cat,to groom themselves. During this process the loose hair comes off on their tongue. Not being able to do anything else with it they will swallow it.
There are other times when they will " scratch " themselves by rubbing on a tree, etc. They can smell their scent and get curious and lick it, now it' s stuck to their tongue. Not being able to do anything else with it, they swal...
There are other times when they will " scratch " themselves by rubbing on a tree, etc. They can smell their scent and get curious and lick it, now it' s stuck to their tongue. Not being able to do anything else with it, they swal...