美麗的外表卻有個悲傷的故事!絕美白麪鹿Dragon
在動物界中有着奇特的外表並不是件好事,因爲這代表着牠無法隱身在大自然裡,很容易成爲獵食者的目標,或是遭到牠的爸爸媽媽棄養,而白麪鹿Dragon就是一個例子。
source: White-Faced Fawn Rejected By Mother At Birth Is Given Happy Home At Animal Farm - HuffPost Good News
Dragon是隻患有白斑症的小鹿,剛出生時就有一張純白的臉、粉紅色的鼻子和藍眼睛。
source: Rare white-faced fawn, rejected by mother, finds new life at animal farm - mlive
但也是因爲這麼美麗的外表,不易隱身在樹林中,所以剛出生一週的Dragon就這樣被鹿媽媽棄養了...
source: Rare white-faced deer rejected by mom, but in loving hands - grindtv
幸好密西根的一家動物休閒農場主人Powell收留了Dragon。
source: Rare white-faced deer rejected by mom, but in loving hands - grindtv
這間動物農場Deer Tracks Junction是在2012年時創辦的,飼養了許多寵物,有鹿、迷你豬、驢子等等,主要是提供教育跟親子游玩的大自然樂園。
source: White-Faced Fawn Rejected By Mother At Birth Is Given Happy Home At Animal Farm - HuffPost Good News
經過農場妥善地照顧後,Dragon已經健康長大,而且是農場裡最受歡迎的動物。
source: White-Faced Fawn Rejected By Mother At Birth Is Given Happy Home At Animal Farm - HuffPost Good News
Dragon這個名字是Powell的兒子取的,原因是其他的動物都已經有很女性化的名字了。
source: Rare white-faced deer rejected by mom, but in loving hands - grindtv
純白的皮毛在樹林裡真的很顯眼,幸好Dragon能夠安全地在農場里長大,不然一定會被獵食者吃掉的!
source: Rare white-faced deer rejected by mom, but in loving hands - grindtv
那粉嫩的小鼻子其實無法被太陽曝曬,很容易就會灼傷。
source: Rare white-faced deer rejected by mom, but in loving hands - grindtv
要是個爲有機會去密西根的Deer Tracks Junction,別忘了也去探望美麗的Dragon吧~
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