Early morning walking to work, I took a shortcut over a highway. Saw a hare that stopped, looked both ways, and then crossed when the road was clear. It got to the elevated section between the lanes (not sure what this is called in English), stopped, looked both ways, and then continued when the road was clear.
You mean on account of having their eyes on the sides of their heads rather than in front?
They do, and I honestly don’t know how their vision works, but I would guess that they can turn their eyeballs to the front to maybe get some depth perception? At least that’s what it looked like to me with this hare. It was a really long, straight road where you could see 1 km or more in both directions, and the hare was being really careful waiting until the road was completely clear in both directions.
It likely also relied a lot on directional hearing, but really was turning its head which I don’t think they usually do, since they can easily turn their ears independently.
I had a deer trot out of the woods and up close to the shoulder of the road. As I’m pumping the brakes, she’s waiting for me to pass while craning her neck to look down the highway, both ways. It was a bit surreal.
The story is fake on its face. It involves so much more than a wild animal waiting until it’s safe to cross the street. A coyote supposedly learned the difference between the crosswalk symbols, understood the connection between the button and the symbols, and learned and bothered to use them. Then, when humans gathered hours of video footage of this miracle, they only showed us a single grainy still image.
I’m disappointed in some of the comments here (not you - the whole comment section). People need to be more skeptical.
I have watched the deer in Campbell River walk up the sidewalk single file, wait at a crosswalk for the road to clear, and then cross.
The animals are learning to navigate the new jungle.
Early morning walking to work, I took a shortcut over a highway. Saw a hare that stopped, looked both ways, and then crossed when the road was clear. It got to the elevated section between the lanes (not sure what this is called in English), stopped, looked both ways, and then continued when the road was clear.
Aren’t hares always looking both ways?
You mean on account of having their eyes on the sides of their heads rather than in front?
They do, and I honestly don’t know how their vision works, but I would guess that they can turn their eyeballs to the front to maybe get some depth perception? At least that’s what it looked like to me with this hare. It was a really long, straight road where you could see 1 km or more in both directions, and the hare was being really careful waiting until the road was completely clear in both directions.
It likely also relied a lot on directional hearing, but really was turning its head which I don’t think they usually do, since they can easily turn their ears independently.
The elevated part is called an island in Australia, or if it is protected it’s a pedestrian refuge
I had a deer trot out of the woods and up close to the shoulder of the road. As I’m pumping the brakes, she’s waiting for me to pass while craning her neck to look down the highway, both ways. It was a bit surreal.
The story is fake on its face. It involves so much more than a wild animal waiting until it’s safe to cross the street. A coyote supposedly learned the difference between the crosswalk symbols, understood the connection between the button and the symbols, and learned and bothered to use them. Then, when humans gathered hours of video footage of this miracle, they only showed us a single grainy still image.
I’m disappointed in some of the comments here (not you - the whole comment section). People need to be more skeptical.
Lol as if Arizona in any way accomodates pedestrians.