Baby Deer Adopted by Dogs

Kipper the Golden Retriever with Mi-Lu the Pere David deer fawn he has adopted, at Knowsley Safari Park. The baby deer rejected by its mother has been adopted by a pair of dogs. The Pere David deer was one of twins born at Knowsley Safari Park, in Merseyside. Believed to be the first twin Pere David deers born in captivity, baby Mi-Lu was rejected by his mother, possibly because she was expecting only one. Staff at the safari park were left with no choice but to hand rear the fawn, which is only a few weeks old. They were amazed when the park's dogs Geoffrey and Kipper, a lurcher and a Golden Retriever, took a shine to the new resident. (Photo by Phil Noble - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images)