The baby antelope is a Kirk's dik-dik, the first of her kind to be born in the zoo.
Senior keeper Helen Massey has been playing mother to the new arrival.
"Kirk's dik-dik is one of the smaller of the antelope species but what they lack in stature, they make up for in appeal," she said.
Chester Zoo's Tim Rowlands at the computer with his tiny companion looking on.
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1 comment:
Arent Dik Diks just the cutest animal you have ever seen! There were two in texas and i was excited to go see them again, but being the oldest one in captivity he died. The other did too. So now im on a quest to see them again. I'll be in the UK next year, and i hope theres a zoo with one near me!
-jo
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