This baby Pudu deer is an orphan and lives in Santiago

Nov 20, 2012 12:41 GMT  ·  By

Pictures of an orphaned one-month-old Pudu deer have recently hit the online community, and pretty much everybody agrees that this furball might just be cutest thing they have ever seen.    

Well, except for bear cubs, puppies, kittens and all the other adorable creatures that never fail to put a smile on our face.   

Buzz Feed explains that Pudu deer only live in the southern regions of Chile and in some parts of Argentina, and that the species is presently threatened with becoming extinct, chiefly due to the destruction of their natural habitat.  

Because of this, it need not come as a surprise that conservationists are doing their best to look after this little fellow. Hopefully, the baby deer will manage to make do without its mother.  

It is unclear how the baby Pudy deer became an orphan but, by the looks of it, it does not mind having humans look after it. Quite the contrary, it seems to enjoy being at the center of attention.   

In case anyone was wondering, Pudu deers are some of the smallest herbivores in the world. Thus, when they are fully matured, they are about 32 to 44 centimeters (13 to 17 inches) tall and roughly 85 centimeters (33 inches) long.

They have small, black eyes and round ears. Each year, just in time for the mating season, males grow a pair of short antlers that kind of, sort of resemble antlers and that they eventually shed.

Pudu deer are the smallest deer in the world
Pudu deer are the smallest deer in the world

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