An endangered Southern Pudu, the smallest deer species, is seen at the Wildlife Conservation Society's Queens Zoo in New York on July 9, 2013.
Love miniature animals? Now you can add one to your list of adorable: the endangered southern pudu, which is the world’s smallest deer. A female pudu, otherwise known as a doe, was born on Monday at the Queens Zoo, weighing only one pound. It was the first pudu ever born at the zoo, which also shelters the doe’s parents. Regular adult deer generally weigh between 70 and 700 pounds, but this doe won’t exceed 20 pounds once it is full grown. When the fawn gets past its nursing stage, it switches to a vegan diet of fresh leaves, grains, kale, carrots and hay.
If you get a chance to make it to the Queens zoo, don’t forget to say bienvenidos to its latest member.