Excavator saves deer - GIF

[Frank S]

Deer do not appear to be inherently afraid of anything man made, so long as it remains inanimate what they are leery of is smells sounds and sudden movement.
in the case of this young animal it was clear to see in the video that it was exhausted. Maybe even resigned to death if they are aware. If you will note it did show some sign of a brief struggle just as the bucket began to engulf it. However since it was unable to smell anything about the bucket other than earth smells as soon as the bucket had completely surrounded the creature causing darkness to engulf it,it could no-longer trust its seance of sight to determine danger, this left only smell and hearing. the engine of the machine would have been so loud this wold have masked any slight movement sound the bucket may have made. The bucket would have smelled only of the mud that held it entrapped. As the bucket scooped up the mud surrounding it this might have startled it but since it was trapped and exhausted there was little it could do anyway. The masterful skill of the operator served to reduce further stress keeping it from panicking. I particularly liked how the operator slowly deposited the animal and earth in such a way as to allow the animal to extract itself even in its weakened state. Once freed it didn't take long for it to recover.