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Vision
A deer’s eyes are located on the side of its head giving it 270 degree vision – the only place they can’t see is directly behind them. Their eyes are able to see in daylight as well as darkness. They can pick up the slightest movement, and will often stare intently trying to determine what it is. Sometimes they try the trick of putting their head down to feed and then quickly raising it within seconds to see if the object has moved. If it has – they are usually off. There is still debate about whether deer can see colour. Some studies have said yes and some say no. Based on the cells in their eye however, if they can see colour, it is very limited mainly in the yellow-blue range, with poor vision in the red/orange range.
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