Pups of animals are often very cute, but a New York City zoo might just be hosting the sweetest-looking animal baby the world has seen in a while, as they've announced that the world's smallest deer's born within their boundaries, causing exclamations of "aw" all over the planet.
The Southern pudu fawn species is the tiniest species in the world and it's native to the southern regions of Patagonia-near countries like Chile and Argentina, and the New York City Queens zoo has had two of these for a while now - but they've made a family now, as the zoo announces the world's smallest deer born.
According to The Mirror, the world's smallest deer was born on May 12 at the zoo, and it's a male currently still feeding from his mother, although eventually he'll move on to the species' usual foods, namely grain, leaves, hay, kale and carrots.
The world's smallest deer born last month is barely 6 inches tall and less than half a full kilogram, according to AOL, and he's not about to grow a whole lot more: pudus, small even as grown-ups, only go up to about 13 inches tall, and eventually the little white flecks in his body will disappear as he ages.
When he grows up, the world's smallest deer born earlier this spring will continue to be as shy as he is now, as the species isn't exactly known for its flamboyance; also, pudu fawn deer will often bark when one of their predator approaches, which include owls, foxes, pumas and small cats - though, of course, the little Queens baby won't be facing any of these natural enemies in his curated habitat.
This deer subspecies is also made of excellent sprinters.
The zoo took to Twitter to announce world's smallest deer born in the Queens venue.
We'd like to announce our newest arrival, a #pudu fawn, an even smaller version of the world's smallest #deer. pic.twitter.com/vMIWOaMv6I
— Queens Zoo (@thequeenszoo) June 8, 2015
