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The Wildlife Conservation Society [announced](http://press.wcs.org/NewsReleases/tabid/13614/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/6792/Worlds-Smallest-Deer-Species-Born-at-WCSs-Queens-Zoo.aspx) that on May 12 a male southern pudu fawn was born at the Queens Zoo. The baby pudu looks something like a cross between a deer, a puppy, and a baby goat—a serious cuteness trifecta. According to the WCS, pudu, which are the “world’s smallest deer species,” are good “jumpers and sprinters” and “bark” in the face of a threat, but are also “shy” creatures. This baby pudu, who has yet to be named, was 6 inches tall and 6 inches long at birth. If you are eager to see more pudu, the birth of this little guy means that there are now three pudu on exhibit at the zoo. ### See Adorable Puppies Shaking Their Fur  Annie - 7 weeks, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Carli Davidson  Annie - 7 weeks, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Carli Davidson  Koda - 20 weeks, Pomeranian Carli Davidson  Koda - 20 weeks, Pomeranian Carli Davidson  Hans - 12 weeks, Boxer Pit Mix Carli Davidson  Hans - 12 weeks, Boxer Pit Mix Carli Davidson  Cloud - 8 weeks, Shar Pei Carli Davidson  Cloud - 8 weeks, Shar Pei Carli Davidson  Josie - 12 weeks, Boxer Carli Davidson  Josie - 12 weeks, Boxer Carli Davidson  Meatball - 10 weeks, Pit Bull Carli Davidson  Meatball - 10 weeks, Pit Bull Carli Davidson  Vincent - 8 weeks, Dachshund Carli Davidson  Vincent - 8 weeks, Dachshund Carli Davidson ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3913033/baby-deer-pudu-new-york/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3913033/baby-deer-pudu-new-york/"},"headline":"See New York's Adorable Baby Pudu, The 'World's Smallest Deer Species'","datePublished":"2015-06-08T18:32:17.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:47:26.935Z","description":"Meet your new animal obsession","url":"https://time.com/3913033/baby-deer-pudu-new-york/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals","Deer"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta282819bea70751d/69885381f887dc5bf5e90d4c/queens-zoo-pudu.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Esther Zuckerman","jobTitle":"Zuckerman is a contributor for TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/esther-zuckerman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta282819bea70751d/69885381f887dc5bf5e90d4c/queens-zoo-pudu.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Tiny Baby Deer","caption":"Tiny Baby Deer","creditText":"Julie Larsen Maher—Wildlife Conservation Society/AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3913033/baby-deer-pudu-new-york/","name":"See New York's Adorable Baby Pudu, The 'World's Smallest Deer Species'"}}]}] ```