Video, Iowans witness deer leap to their deaths as seen in viral video (evolution, wildlife)

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Catherine Veerhusen and her husband were driving northbound along the 80th Street SW bridge over U.S. Highway 30 in Cedar Rapids on Sunday when they spotted a herd of deer in front of them.

They had hoped the herd would somehow stay away from oncoming traffic while also not jumping over the bridge's west side.

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/st...deo/945086001/

[fisheye]

You could say the same about any deer that runs in front of a vehicle. The deer did not expect the ground to be 20 or 30 feet away; the same as they did not expect the vehicle to smash into them. You are actually watching evolutions; the ones that make the wrong choice will not pass along their genes. I know that this sounds cruel and harsh; but that is nature. Deer only have a very short lifetime; here is one study that puts their average age at 4.5 years: https://www.uwsp.edu/wildlife/Ungula...e-History.aspx.