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The fawn followed closely behind the mother deer

Formula deer are free-range herbivores in Yangzhou Zoo, and they are like squirrels, equivalent to the "nomadic family" in the zoo. Recently, the mother of 6 deer of this "family" gave birth to a fawn. In order to protect the fawn, the mother deer showed quite vigilance, and ran with the fawn deep into the woods as soon as there was movement.

The moose family is pleased to add 6 fawns

When you play at yangzhou zoo, the chance of "encountering" a deer is very high. However, they are not sika deer, but moose deer. There are two kinds of deer in the zoo, yellow mule deer and white moose. Recently, the 6 female deer of the Yellow Deer family have given birth to 6 fawns.

The reporter saw that the larger fawn can already eat grass on its own; and the fawn is mainly based on breast milk, and it will also lie down and rest from time to time.

It turned out that the deer that had just been born had soft legs and feet, so after running for a while, they needed to rest, and sometimes when they were breastfeeding, they would kneel on the ground to feed. The mother deer is very conscientious, and wherever the fawn goes, they follow it and do not separate for a moment.

Why do these deer grow freely?

"In fact, many tourists think of the deer as a sika deer." Breeder Xiao Wang said that this is because the spots on their bodies are somewhat similar to sika deer, and the difference between them is that the sika deer is darker in color, while the deer is lighter in color and has obvious white hairs on both sides of the tail of the buttocks.

Why do zoos keep free-range moose? It turns out that the deer have a docile personality and can get along well with tourists. The zoo is relatively large, and the appropriate amount of free range animals allows them to eat a richer variety of food.

"From a practical point of view, the free-range breeding program for the deer is a success." Wen Liang, assistant director of the zoo, said that since 2010, there have been dozens of deer breeding in the wild, "for a period of time, because the number is too large, it needs to be sent to other zoos." ”

The "nomadic families" are semi-rewilding

At present, there are more than 30 "family members" of deer in the zoo. Wen Liang said that after 10 years of free range, the zoo's deer family has become accustomed to "outdoor life", "this kind of life, for deer who like to run, is more suitable." ”

"Judging from their performance after breeding, the female deer are very vigilant, and as soon as they find someone coming, they immediately run into the bushes with the fawn." Wen Liang introduced that this performance of high vigilance shows that the deer have been "semi-wild", but compared to the real wild deer, they are not afraid of people, after all, they meet tourists all year round.

Smell the light reminds that because the fawns have just been born, they look very cute, but they are not yet accustomed to dealing with people. Therefore, when tourists "encounter" them, do not deliberately chase the deer, so as not to frighten the deer, "when it grows up slowly, see more tourists, will get used to 'encountering' with people." ”

Reporter Xiang Jiafu text/photo

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