This pretty young whitetail deer doe was walking through some fresh snow when I came along. She was quite curious about me and stopped to take a good whiff.

Notice that she is doing the Flehmen response, a curling of the upper lips many mammals do to aid in their identification of scents.

Taken at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge.

A whitetail deer doe sniffs the air for a scent.  (© Tony’s Takes)
A whitetail deer doe sniffs the air for a scent. (© Tony’s Takes)

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