Quite agree that swerving to avoid animals is sometimes a very bad move. It obviously depends on circumstances.
To date I have hit 3 sheep, 1 deer, and 1 dog, plus assorted smaller creatures. The deer was young and didn't leave a mark on the car, the dog put a rather expensive dent in the car, as did one of the sheep. Other two sheep caused only minor damage.
Moral: It can be difficult to predict just how much damage a given animal will do - again, it depends on how fast the driver is going, how fast the animal is going, what direction the animal is moving in, the exact spot of the impact, etc.
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