All anyone wants in life is to be described as “adorable, bright, alert” and the Columbus Zoo’s newest baby got those labels after only one month of life. Staff has been fawning over the female Siberian musk deer born on July 19.
The yet-to-be-named fawn was born weighing less than two pounds—normal for the breed. Her spots will soon give way to an all-over brown coat, according to the zoo.
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The zoo says the fawn and mom are currently behind the scenes while she continues to grow big and strong.
Siberian musk deer are listed as vulnerable on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species.
