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Re:An eclipse gave researchers an inside look at how bees re... by pavelrub on Thursday October 11, 2018 @05:34PM (#18197213)
Deer are mostly crepuscular and other than that more active during night time than day time. What you saw likely has little to do with the street lamps.
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Re:An eclipse gave researchers an inside look at how bees re... by andai on Friday October 12, 2018 @03:25AM (#18199865)
Sure, but when are they exposed to darkness? When there's a power outage, which hasn't happened within my lifetime.

I'm pretty sure if I had to live with lamps shining on my face all night it would disrupt my circadian rhythm, regardless of when I naturally prefer to sleep.

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Re:An eclipse gave researchers an inside look at how bees re... by pavelrub on Friday October 12, 2018 @03:39AM (#18199910)
The point is that deer being active at night isn't an indication of street lamps disrupting their ciradian rhythm. It's possible that those street lamps do affect it, but the behavior you saw isn't evidence of that.
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