This will make you go Awwwwww!

[Geo]

Now as hard as we men think we are, this made me go Awwwwwwww!

 

The wildlife doctor, who performed a caesarean section, was glad

the driver had noticed that the doe was pregnant when he hit her with his car.

Isn't this amazing just how "perfect" he is, long before it was time to be born?Little Rupert, who is so small he can fit in an adult's hand, was born after Vets failed in their battle to save his mother.

 

 

At just 6-inches tall and weighing just over 1-pound, he is now in an incubator in the intensive care unit at Tiggywinkles Wildlife Hospital in Buckinghamshire.He has only recently opened his eyes.

 

 

Les Stocker, founder of Tiggywinkles, said "Rupert's mother had very severe injuries. We got the fawn out and got him breathing and then put him into an incubator and on oxygen. He is now being fed by a tube."

 

 

Tucked in: Rupert in an incubator

 

 

Rupert pulls a striking pose for the camera!

 

The Staff are optimistic that Rupert, now 5-days old, will make a full recovery. "Deer are very tricky and when too little like this, difficult to save. But this little guy has spirit. He's an extremely feisty little boy and quite pushy!" Mr. Stocker said

 

 

Rupert takes 40-winks!

All together Aaaaawwwww

[ManwithSupra]

thats sweet, you should of heard my wife.... awwww sweet awwwwww can we adopt him

Trajic story but at least it has a good ending.

 

And it is well cute

[MARTIN R]

Cute:d

[monsween]

Am i just slightly sick but i was expecting a gruesome end to that tale.....

[merckx]

Lovely little thing, a shame about his mother.

[Rob]

Hopefully, she's gone to a better place.

 

In a pan, with some red wine and butter reduction.

[Wez]

Wonder what it would taste like with some father beans :-)

 

Tis very cute though.

[Suprab1]

Check out the size of him i'd love him as a pet.

[a98pmalcolm]

haha awsome! how make a great malc mascot! hehe

[ilicos]

I ran one of these over last year in the Supra, clipped its head and broke its neck. I was a bit gutted as they are tiny, even fully grown (about the size of a springer spaniel).

[Jake]

he is now in an incubator in the intensive care unit at Tiggywinkles Wildlife Hospital in Buckinghamshire.

 

The Staff are optimistic that Rupert, now 5-days old, will make a full recovery.

 

Trajic story but at least it has a good ending.

 

 

Sadness as Rupert the baby deer dies

[AndrewOW]

 

A double tragedy indeed.

[Lbm]

Turns out this is from October 2008. There's a bit more here:

 

http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/rupert.asp

[tbourner]

Awww poor little guy, amazing pics of the little dude though!

[caseys]

Wonder what it would taste like with some father beans :-)

 

Tis very cute though.

 

See i was just thinking of a nice lean cut of meat with something like a red wine jus.

 

Alas we'll never know now.

 

I'm still trying to hunt down that restaurant where Clarkson had a seal's flipper and grated puffin on it. Just to see the menu really

[Rob]

Turns out this is from October 2008. There's a bit more here:

 

http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/rupert.asp

 

Ahh, d'you know, it was always in the back of my mind...cutsie little story about a tragedy, and the good that came out of it.

 

In this case however, they all died.

[SupraStar 3000]

so is this little fella alive and well bounding after butterflies and grassing in our green and pleasant meadows, or, in a yellow bin bag behind Saint tiggywinkles?

[jackso11]

where is that story from? who hit the doe/dear?

[Rob]

where is that story from? who hit the doe/dear?

 

I think it was either Ray, Me or Far.