Abandoned rare deer hand-reared in animal keeper’s caravan

A RARE deer which was rejected by his mother at birth is being hand-reared in a caravan, it emerged yesterday.

The Pere David's deer, named Colin, spends the night near to Carolyn Morrison, an animal keeper at the Blair Drummond Safari Park in Stirlingshire, England.

Workers at the park ensured the young animal survived the first few hours of his life by feeding him through a tube placed in his throat.