A Precious Jewel - P.J.

On Monday, May 25th, a new baby was welcomed into our zoo family. She is a White-Lipped Deer fawn. At approximately 2:30pm our female White-Lipped deer was found in the beginning stages of giving birth. She was watched for the next several hours. Unfortunately, the mother was unable to give birth on her own. We had to call in the emergency vet to help out. Zoo animals tend to be less fit than their wild relatives which can cause complications in giving birth. After all was said and done, the zoo welcomed P.J. a healthy baby girl!