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The Edinburgh Zoo has shared the first images of an adorable two-week-old Southern pudu fawn, the second smallest deer in the world.
It was born to first-time parents Violetta and Evan. The tiny female youngster is doing well and has been named Gia by keepers at the zoo, managed by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland.
Native to the forests of Chile and Argentina, pudu are the smallest members of the deer family, with the larger of the two—the southern pudu—standing at just 17.7 inches (55cm) tall when fully grown.
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Edinburgh Zoo Welcomes Adorable South American Deer Fawn the Size of a Bread Loaf–(LOOK)
Native to the forests of South America, pudu are the smallest members of the deer family, standing at just 17.7 inches tall when fully grown
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