In April this year, staff at Terra Natura were delighted to announce the birth of two chital fawns, a species native to the Indian subcontinent. But problems arose when they were rejected by their mothers.

However, thanks to the efforts of veterinarians and caretakers, the two young fawns survived, and this week we learned that they are now in the process of being reintroduced into Terra Natura’s growing herd of chirals.

According to this Spanish report, the pair—a female and a male—had to be raised by hand by staff who bottle-fed them with an infant formula.

Four months of tender, loving care enabled staff to begin the process of returning the youngsters to the herd. The reintegration process began with the offspring being kept for periods of 15 minutes together with the park’s herd of chitals. The result has reportedly been good.

Causes of rejection

Fawns can be rejected by their mothers for different reasons. One that the mother is a first-timer and does not know how to interact with her offspring. On other occasions, the mother may not feel strong enough to take care of her fawn.

A third reason is that the fawn might be extreme weak at birth, which makes the mother instinctively reject it if she considers that It has no chance of surviving naturally.

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