A mouse deer, born during the third national lockdown at Bristol Zoo, is the height of a pencil. The lesser Malayan mouse deer is only around 20cm (8 inches) tall to its shoulder, the zoo said. The infant, whose gender is not yet known, was born to first-time mother Brienne. When the little fawn is fully grown, it will weigh around 1.5kg (3lbs). It is the second to be born at the zoo in the past decade. Advertisement In 2020, a female named Missandei was born and moved on to Ouwehands Zoo in the Netherlands to continue the breeding programme for the species. Paige Bwye, senior mammal keeper at Bristol Zoo, said the new fawn was "doing really well" and its mother has been "very attentive to her infant". More from UK COVID-19: Coronavirus passports for foreign travel will be available 'as soon as possible' COVID news live: Latest as vaccination rates where you live revealed and Wales and Lake District top UK staycations list … [Read more...] about Mouse deer born at Bristol Zoo is the height of a pencil
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Earth Day 2021: Boris Johnson leads climate calls as MPs come together to make pledges to save the planet
BORIS Johnson will today warn US President Joe Biden and other leaders they must slash emissions this decade or be remembered as the people who failed the planet. The PM will urge them to match the UK's target of net zero by 2050 at the President's major climate summit this afternoon. Speaking on Earth Day, he will say: "The UK has shown it's possible to slash emissions while growing the economy. If we want to stop climate change, then this must be the year." It comes as MPs from across the political spectrum have today come together to vow new green goals to help save the planet. To celebrate Earth Day with an international day of action, Britain's politicians have vowed to go even greener to combat the climate emergency. Later today the US President will host a huge international summit online to address world leaders and call on them to do more to save the world before it's too late. He and the PM will push others to match the UK's ambitious climate targets, … [Read more...] about Earth Day 2021: Boris Johnson leads climate calls as MPs come together to make pledges to save the planet