Sweet story: this beautiful fawn had no friends and no communication but learned to love thanks to a bunny
Finally, a little deer and a rabbit began to communicate and love each other.
Each year, Fuzzy Fawn Wildlife, a New York State licensed wildlife rehabilitator volunteer, rescues and cares for dozens of abandoned white-tailed deer before releasing them back into the wild. The white-tailed deer is the most popular game animal in New York.
Nelly, a newborn fawn, is one of the rescued whitetail fawns. She was too small to be kept outside.
The adorable black and white rabbit Polly appears. Polly was also only five weeks old when she met Nellie. Nellie immediately approached Polly and started licking her aggressively.
The two little ones lay together in a corner, and it was clear that a new friendship had been formed between them. “In the beginning, Polly’s mother was Nellie”, a Fuzzy Fawn Wildlife spokesperson told Dodo. Nellie and Polly even picked up each other’s lines when it came to food.
When Polly began to eat the grain and Nellie noticed her, the fawn also began to eat the grain. Nelly was very energetic who jumped more than she ran. The two animals seemed to understand each other.
Polly stayed away from Nellie, even hiding in her food bowl while she jumped. Nellie hugged Polly in the corner when she rested or napped.
She was always careful and knew where Polly was when they lay or napped together, making sure she didn’t hurt her. After a while, Fuzzy Fawn Wildlife started taking Nellie outside so she could get used to being outside. She began spending time with the other rescued fawns, Tinkerbell and Buddy. The following spring they were released into the wild together.
The three fawns learned from each other and bonded with each other, just as Nellie had with Polly.
The friendship between Nelly and Polly is really special and it’s not something you see every day. We are happy that animal babies got the love and care they needed from each other. We are also very pleased that we were able to verify this for ourselves.
