GATES MILLS, Ohio - - Village police on Thursday rescued an infant deer that had been chased into a resident's home by their dog.
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It took place simply after 2:30 p.m. Thursday at a house along Chelsea Lane, according to an authorities report.
( Gates Mills Police Department).
" It's a baby deer. … … Now they can't get it beyond your home," the caller told an authorities dispatcher. "Hopefully you can assist corral it to move it out.".
Gates Mills Police Department officers reacted, one of whom brought the deer back outside. It ran off into the woods, probably to search for its mama.
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Deer normally have babies in May, June or July, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
It's in fact typical for their mothers to leave fawns around houses - - typically purposefully near human beings, in yards or near flower beds - - since that's where they will likely be safest, according to ODNR.
Mothers in fact spend "really little time" with their fawns, to prevent bring in predators to their location. Fawns start following their mothers at 4 weeks old and can begin foraging for themselves by two months old.
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