The little fawn in this video is lucky to be alive. It was born in Wyoming with an injured leg. Because it could only limp and was not able to keep up with its mother and sibling, it was abandoned by its family. Darius Sasnauskas saw the fawn in his garden and knew that if he didn’t rescue the animal, it would become a predator’s next meal, according to Reuters.
Sasnauskas brought the fawn into his home and cared for it. He fed it and built it a leg brace out of an oatmeal box. Slowly, the fawn’s leg started to heal. It began to make progress walking properly, and it even made friends with some of Sasnauskas’ pets. Eventually, the fawn was strong enough to return to the wild. Sasnauskas hoped to return the fawn to its original mother, and after some searching, he found her, and reunited the little fawn with its family.
Story by Sarah Schmalbruch and editing by Carl Mueller.
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