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One of world’s tiniest antelopes born the size of bean can
Dotty, born weighing a few hundred grams, is now exploring outside as Chester Zoo uses a new male for its European breeding programme.
- Dotty, a baby Kirk's dik-dik, took her first wobbly steps at Chester Zoo on Tuesday. Born February 17, the tiny fawn stands barely taller than a tin of baked beans.
- Dik-Diks, native to the scrublands of Kenya, Tanzania, and Namibia, are named for their high-pitched alarm calls. They use flexible, elongated noses to pluck leaves directly from branches—a trait unique to the species.
- Dan, a male dik-dik from Lakeland Wildlife Oasis in Cumbria, became surrogate father after Dotty's biological parent died shortly before her birth in February. The pair now raises the fawn alongside mother Chrissy.
- Megan Carpenter, Assistant Team Manager of Small Mammals at Chester Zoo, said the fawn is now exploring outdoors. "She's beginning to find her feet," Carpenter noted of Dotty's first adventures.
- Within the European conservation breeding programme, Dotty will eventually reach 40cm tall—making her one of the smallest antelopes on the planet. The fawn's growth marks success for the programme.
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Meet Dotty - One of the world's smallest antelopes born at Chester Zoo
One of the world's smallest antelopes has taken her first steps at Chester Zoo.
·Northwich, United Kingdom
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