Context: Although coyotes eat lots of rodents , they also prey on blacktail fawns during springtime . They do have an effect upon the deer population . However , it is debatable whether shooting a single coyote has any impact at all upon the deer population . If one could effectively manage the coyote population , then shooting coyotes might be meaningful .
Question: Why do coyotes choose to also prey on blacktail fawns ?
Option 0: None of the above choices .
Option 1: They are wild animals , motivated solely by hunger , and will prey on anything that offers the calories they require to thrive
Option 2: They are systematically trying to eradicate the deer population because they want to have a stronghold on the land
Option 3: They have grown tried of eating only rodents , and are trying to add spice to their diet by moving on to deer
Answer: 1