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Pudu deer: New York zoo introduces world's smallest deer species (VIDEO)

DW
Friday, 16 August 2024 (10:48 IST)
(Screengrab of video shared by Queens Zoo)
One of the world's smallest deer species is making its debut at the Queens Zoo in New York City.
 
The tiny South American deer weighed 2 pounds (just under 1 kilo) when it was born in June, said the New Yorker Wildlife Conservation Society in a statement.
 
The southern pudu fawn is expected to weigh 15 to 20 pounds (7 to 9 kilograms) as an adult — the weight of a large watermelon.
 
Pudus are listed as "near threatened" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
 
They are native to Chile and Argentina, where its population is decreasing because of factors including habitat destruction and invasive species.
 
 
Eight pudu fawns have been born there since 2005.
 
The newborn fawn will share a Queens Zoo habitat with its parents.

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