Posted by Craig Newberry, Communications
Photo Credit: Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren/Woodland Park Zoo
The fawn, whose name is yet to be decided, was born May 5 to parents Ted and Maggie. This Pudu birth is the fourth child since being paired under Pudu. species survival planhas cooperative breeding programs across accredited zoos to ensure healthy and self-sustaining populations of this species.
Shaun Pedersen, animal curator at Woodland Park Zoo, said: “We are very excited to welcome the first female Pudu at the zoo since 2010. The fawns are healthy and eager to explore their habitat. I am more comfortable,” he said. Pudus live in the zoo’s temperate forest habitat.
- The Woodland Park Zoo is home to the Minami Pudu species. They live in the lower Andes of Chile and southwestern Argentina.
- This little deer reaches just 14-18 inches tall at the shoulder and weighs 14-30 pounds.
- Compact deer live in temperate rainforests and prefer dense undergrowth and bamboo thickets that provide protection from predators. Pudus can easily move through dense vegetation and among rocks to escape predators such as mountain lions, foxes and stray dogs.
- The Pudu is listed as Near Threatened as hunting and rapid population growth in the area have led to loss of natural habitat due to land clearing for agriculture, logging and other human activities. increase.