We visited the Zoo at the weekend, which in hind(haha)sight was not the best idea. Their concept to prevent infections sounded really good, but the obvious blind spot was that they’re dealing with people. Thankfully it was all open air (and I didn’t need to pee because obviously Corona can’t spread if you’re just using the bathroom), but it#s certainly not something I’ll repeat soon. But I still got some nice pics for you.
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Sika deer. You can still see the layer of velvety skin over his antlers. I always think that they look like the prototypical Bambi.
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Speaking of Bambi… Lunchtime!
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Next one is a blackbuck kid with its mummy. I have no clue why they’re called blackbucks. In German they’re “Hirschziegenantilope”, because whoever named them was apparently a bit confused as that translates as “deer goat antilope”.
It must be pretty young because it was still not very secure on its legs and had this slightly underfed look many babies have shortly after making it to the great outside. But it was very, very cute.
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And last but not least: Snugglebeasties, better known as goats.
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Awwwww.
Great pictures of some very cute animals!
If Wikipedia can be believed, the name “blackbuck” comes from the fact that the adult males (“bucks”) have black or very dark brown hair. If one is looking at females or juveniles, the name doesn’t make much sense!
Goats are somewhat cute when grown, but baby goats are extremely adorkable. They behave like kittens with ADHD.
Sika deer are one of those poor creatures whose body parts are used in traditional Chinese medicine. So young bucks get their undeveloped antlers chopped off en masse for what is essentially a for-profit placebo. Well, at least they are not hunted to extinction, which is a step-up from rhinoceros horn, I guess.
Very adorable and made me smile.
Springa73
Hmmm, the males didn’t look much different…
There’ll be pics of them, too