LAHORE – The Lahore Zoo has welcomed two female fawns, who were born on Sunday.
Born just below a week before Eid, the baby deer have added to the number of this specie to 11 – two males and nine female – at the zoo.
Fallow deer are not found in the wild in Pakistan, and several zoos are breeding the creatures in captivity.
This common species is native to Europe, but has been introduced to South America, Africa, Middle East, Australia, and North America. It is a small deer that is grey in winter and pale brown with white spots in summer.
The fallow deer closely resembles a spotted deer. Its coat also bears patches of white, however, its horns are significantly larger than other deer. They live for around 14 to 16 years.
