Keepers welcome rare and tiny mouse deer born at Marwell Zoo
When born, the young are the size of a rat and can run and jump soon after birth. They suckle only occasionally, and only at night. Tim Rowlands, Marwell Zoo’s Hoofstock Team Leader, said: “We separated the male and female two weeks before she gave birth so she would not be disturbed, even by him, mimicking the natural behaviour of the female taking herself away to find a quiet and secure spot to give birth in the wild. "All deer species will hide their young until they are older so they will only really come out to feed then hide again.
Source: dailyecho.co.uk