The world's smallest deer, also called the southern pudu fawn, was born at the Queens Zoo in New York City, Monday. The announcement coupled with a photo of the world's smallest deer was posted by the Wildlife Conservation Society, reported the Associated Press. The deer born Monday is a boy.

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The baby pudu may be the world's smallest deer species, according to ABC News, but this hasn't stopped the deer from becoming an internet sensation.

All over Twitter, photos of the world's smallest deer, appearing to be a cross between a deer and a rabbit, has been shared countless times, according to The Inquisitr.

This tiny baby deer is huge on cuteness http://t.co/7dBj5UMFHG pic.twitter.com/rUbGVCaJEb

— Newsday (@Newsday) June 8, 2015

The world's smallest deer is six inches long and six inches tall at birth. His size complimented his weight which is a mere one pound.

As of the current moment, the baby pudu is still nursing, but as soon as it grows it will be consuming leaves, kale, grain, carrots as well as hay for food, according to NBC News.

As he grows, which doesn't mean much vertically, the white spots visible in the viral photos will start disappearing. The world's smallest deer usually grow up to 12 to 14 inches at the shoulder as they become older.

At birth, they usually measure 6 inches like the famous Queens Zoo pudu, but usual weight is less than a pound.

The world's smallest deer are reportedly good at hiding, their defense mechanism against predators. In their natural habitat which is the South American rainforests, they keep away from predators by hiding in thick brushes.

That's not the only talent of the world's smallest deer. Though tiny, they can be fast runners and high jumpers. They make sounds by squeaking, but they bark when threatened.

The pudu are already considered an endangered species, according to the New York Daily News. Because of their rarity, the Wildlife Conservation Society tries to breed them at Queens Zoo where the famous male baby pudu was born. It appears that the group has had much good fortune in breeding the species as the pudu born Monday is the third birth in the facility.

See below for a video of a five-day old baby pudu born at the Detroit Zoo a few years before.

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