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A Java mouse-deer has been born at the Warszawskie ZOO Aviary. Warsaw’s Java mouse-deer pair Linda and Arnold has surely given the Zoo a wonderful gift in time for the holidays: On the 2nd of December their little baby came into the world. The fawn currently measures 10cm tall and is the couple’s first baby. It’s sex remains unknown. The lively fawn explores its enclosure with great interest, but never strays too far from mom. During the first days of life it is completely dependent on her milk.

We got in 3 super cute deer mouse babies today! They'll likely be opening their eyes in the next 24 to 48 hours which is great because then they can start nibbling on solid food. Usually deer mice are pretty hard to handraise due to their size. It sometimes makes me reluctant to put my whole heart into them because I know they're likely to break it. Alas, these three captured my heart today when, by their second feeding, they absolutely swarmed into my hands knowing that that's where food comes