fawn
The young deer , goats , chamois and ibex in their first year of life are called fawns (from Germanic kittína, cf. also Old Norse kib , Danish / Swedish / English kid , Old High German chizzí ) . A fawn, for example, weighs around one kilogram when it is born. The light spots (see picture opposite) on the fur of the fawns serve as camouflage for the young animal in the vegetation. In the first days of life, the mother visits her young (1 to 3 young) in daylight only to suckle. For the rest of the time, the fawns lie almost motionless in the (tall) grass, grain or leaves. The mother usually stays a little away from her young animal in order to be able to distract them in the event of a threat from potential predators ( e.g. larger birds of prey and poaching domestic dogs). The fawns only follow the mother animal after a week. After three months they are no longer suckled . Then they are old enough to look for their own food.