An abandoned fawn only a few hours old was discover in Petworth Park, but is now being treated as one of the pack.

The pack in question is a group of hunt dogs that have taken in the newly named Bam Bam as one of their own. The first few days after discovery were touch and go for the young deer as around the clock feeding was necessary, however now healthy and growing Bam Bam is showing no fear of the dogs, or indeed his human carers, skipping proverbially foot loose and fancy free.

His friendly nature unfortunately will count against him, meaning he cannot be reunited with the Petworth Park deer, being too friendly for the publicly accessible land. It is hoped nevertheless that Bam Bam will be integrated into a herd in a less populated environment as soon as he is old enough.

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