Keepers Step in to Hand Rear Little Pudu Fawn at Edinburgh Zoo

Scarlet the pudu fawn at Edinburgh Zoo has been keeping her keepers busy at Edinburgh Zoo with around the clock bottle feeds.

The new born southern pudu sadly lost her mother at two and a half weeks, but her dedicated keepers stepped in to hand-rear the tiny fawn.

Southern pudus are normally found in southern Chile and south-western Argentina and are actually the world's smallest deer. When fully grown they stand only at 38cm high and weigh around 9 to 15kg. Adults are reddish to dark brown and fawns have spots. Females tend to give birth to a single fawn weighing around 1kg, which is weaned at around two months. Pudu are classified as a vulnerable species as their numbers have declined due to their primary rainforest habitat being destroyed and cleared for cattle ranching and other human developments.

Find out more about our Southern Pudus by visiting:
http://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/animals-attractions/animals/southern-pudu/

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