Caju was born in Belfast Zoo three weeks ago
Posted on 09/03/2009 4:47:47 PM PDT by JoeProBono
The forest hardly trembles when its hooves fall in it, but the birth of a member of the smallest deer species at Belfast Zoo has made a big noise.
Caju, who could reach 45cms and weigh up to 13kg, is the first captive Chilean pudu birth in Ireland.
Born three weeks ago he will reach his full height in three months. A male pudu arrived at the zoo in 2004 and was joined by a female last year.
Keeper Raymond Robinson said it was "great to have a baby already".
"He is very small and can be difficult to spot but is having great fun running around his enclosure," he said.
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Caju was born in Belfast Zoo three weeks ago
Awwww! Caju!
What a sweetie!
Definitely not Cujo!
What a little sweetie!! He looks like a little mouse.
In this undated photo released by The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) a miniature muntjac or Muntiacus putaoensis, which is the world's oldest and smallest deer species, is seen in northern Myanmar. Over 350 species including the world's smallest deer and a bright green, flying frog have been discovered over the past decade in the Himalayas, making it one of the world's most biological rich regions, an environmental group said Monday, Aug. 10, 2009. (AP Photo/Alan Rabinowitz, WWF Nepal)
Nara ?
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