A deer from a rare breed that was once extinct in the wild has been born at a safari park.
The week-old Père David fawn was born at Longleat in England as part of an international captive breeding scheme.
Père David's deer are originally from China and at one time there were only 18 left in the world in captivity.
There are now more than 2,000 in the wild in China and an estimated 8,000 worldwide, making it one of the most successful reintroduction programmes in history.
With giant antlers and a head shaped like a horse, the Père David's deer has a donkey's tail, hooves like a cow and webbed toes for swimming.
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