Go watch some actual footage of a live pudu birth. (Click on "Nacimiento Pudú" and enjoy.)
I have to warn you first, though — there are three stages in witnessing pudu mulitplication:
ICK! Aaaaagh! Ewww!
Cute again! And getting even cuter!
Now that you’re warned — and maybe putting away whatever you’re eating for a while — go for it.
The footage is the work of Fauna Andina, a private organization that works for the conservation and protection of Chilean wildlife, with reproduction and rescue centers tending to all manner of beasties. I gotta go visit these people someday.
By the way, the cheesy elevator music? Not their fault. All pudus naturally give birth with a soundtrack of cheesy elevator music. It helps keep predators at bay during this vulnerable time. Some big cat wanders up, smelling dinner, and next thing you know, it’s running away, holding its ears.
So every time you see a predator looking a little confused, like it’s trying to get a song out of its head? Somewhere a new pudu has been born.