Four vampire deer are being hand-reared by keepers after being born at a zoo to protect them from predators.
The Chinese water deer measured just 12cm (4.7ins) at birth just a fortnight ago.
They weighed 400g (14oz) – the same as a can of Coke.
Chinese water deer are sometimes known as vampire deer thanks to their set of sharp fangs.
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Zookeepers have spent the last two weeks looking after them in a bid to stop them being picked off by birds of prey.
The small spotted fawns characteristically have giant ears to help them better hear approaching threats in the wild.
They are currently being cared for at Whipsnade Zoo, near Dunstable, Bedfordshire.
Keeper Gracie Gee said: “Even at their present weight of 800g large birds could still easily scoop them up, so we are hand-rearing the fawns in a sheltered, protected space at the zoo.
“We’ve been giving the little ones, who are all female, at least three feeds a day and they’ve already doubled in size since their births in early June.”
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Once strong enough the deer will later be moved to their new home at London Zoo.
The species are listed as vulnerable on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of threatened species.
Populations in the wild continue to decline in the face of threats including habitat loss and hunting.
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Some of their original populations are now extinct in mainland China.
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