landscape
wide field · listening recovered
feeding and vigilance
hold to feed · release to keep vigil
Hold: the jaw closes the sound-world.
Release: the deer pauses feeding to keep vigil.
listening
Watch the side pressure: danger is directional, not certain.
ultrasonic listening active
jaw released · keeping vigil
red deer · mastication-vigilance trade-off
The world opens
when the jaw stops
A feeding red deer trades food for attention. As the jaw works, bone-conducted chewing masks the outer world. When the jaw stops, hearing clears and small signals become directional.
Hold to feed. Release to keep vigil.
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