Mother Deer Rejects Her Baby Because He Has A Rare Condition, But This Fawn Finds Happiness Eventually

The mother of this fawn rejected him due to the fact that he was born into the world with a very surprising highlight all over his face.

Maryjane

• Published in Animal Stories
• December 7, 2021

Fawns are so pure, sweet and are part of the wonders of the woods. Deer, with their calm and elusive nature, tend to be exceptionally defensive of their young.

However, in order to survive, they may have to leave their young alone for a few hours to go food hunting. A fawn is conceived, tipping the scales at around five pounds and will flaunt an excellent red coat.

This color assists it in mixing in with its natural environment, which is the forests. The white spots go with the red layer of hide.

As the fawn approaches five months old and starts to go through his first molt, which is the point at which he starts developing his coat for the winter, the white spots will gradually begin to disappear. Fawns rely on their moms to develop and flourish in their natural environment, but this wasn't the case for the fawn in this story today.

The mother of this fawn rejected him due to the fact that he was born into the world with a very surprising highlight all over his face. The one-and-a-half-week-old baby deer was brought into the world with an exceptionally rare condition called piebald.

In contrast to melanism or albinism, piebald happens when an animal has big patches on its body that aren't pigmented.

An amazingly charming fawn, deserted soon after birth, has at last found solace at a local farm located in Michigan.

The little one was given a pretty savage name – dragon – but was nonetheless betrayed by his exceptionally charming face.

The rare fawn was delivered at Deer Tracks Junction, which is a farm in Cedar Springs, Michigan. Due to his condition, his mother abandoned him soon after birth, but luckily, he's currently happy, all thanks to the compassionate individuals that took care of him.

According to Hilary Powell, who adopted Dragon, she said that fawns like this are extremely rare in the wild as being a piebald causes various health hazards and a whitetail deer, based on their instincts, will reject any babies that don't have a decent survival chance. The dragon would have had colossal challenges living in the wild, just like every other albino animal.

Isn't he a beauty?

Fortunately for this rare fawn, he has every one of the things he needs to live a long and happy life on the farm where he resides!

Animals with these rare conditions suffer the consequences because they are frequently rejected by their own species. To make matters worse, they are defenseless in the face of hunters due to a lack of camouflage.

Powell told FOX17 that deer have a black nose, and a dragon’s pink nose is really a disadvantage in the wild, so since they do not have any shade, their nose is exceptionally sensitive to the sun and can get sunburnt. She added that the white also makes him stick out, so he can't hide away from hunters, and he can't see or hear as well as a normal deer would, so he can't hear or see hunters coming.

Watch this rare fawn's video below

Did you know that after only 20 minutes of being born, a fawn can stand and then start walking slowly in an hour? Yes, plus they can beat a human in a race in only five days after being born!

And no, it’s not true that once you pick up a fawn, its mother will not take it back. Let us know your thoughts about this cute little fawn by leaving a comment below!

Maryjane