No More Spots!

P.J. is now 10 1/2 weeks old and weighs 80 pounds. She no longer has spots! Fawns have spots when they are born and during the first couple months of life to help hide form predators. While the mom is out grazing, the fawn will hide in the tall grass. With the vertical lines of the grass and the spotted pattern on the fawn, they are almost invisible to any passing predator. Now that P.J. is much larger, she can start defending herself from any possible predators - not that there are any in the saftey of the zoo - and doesn't need the help of spots.

P.J. spent the whole day on exhibit a couple days ago! She was a little nervous at first - pacing the fence line and crying out - but once visitors started showing up, she found things to play with to show off her skills at jumping and stomping. She even went for her very first swim!


Here are some pictures and videos of her playing on exhibit.


She's not quite sure what to do with the ducks approaching her...




So she decided to herd them!