Editing Pudu (section)

===Reproduction===
[[File:Pudu puda 02.jpg|thumb|left|Pudú fawn at a rehabilitation center, [[Llanquihue Province]]]]
[[File:Pudu pudu AB.jpg|thumb|right|Small pudú]]
Pudús are solitary and only come together for [[rut (mammalian reproduction)|rut]]. Mating season is in the Southern Hemisphere autumn, from April to May.<ref name=SouthernPuduIOLOE/> Pudú DNA is arranged into 70 [[chromosomes]].<ref name="placentation.ucsd.edu" /> To mate, the pudú male rests his chin on the female's back, then sniffs her rear before mounting her from behind, holding her with his fore legs.<ref name="animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu" /> The [[gestation period]] ranges from 202 to 223&nbsp;days (around 7&nbsp;months) with the average being 210&nbsp;days.<ref name="placentation.ucsd.edu" /> A single offspring or sometimes twins are born in austral spring, from November to January.<ref name=SouthernPuduIOLOE/><ref name="Brevard Zoo" /> Newborns weigh {{convert|700|to|1000|g|oz|abbr=on}} with the average birth weight being {{convert|890|g|oz|abbr=on}}.<ref name="placentation.ucsd.edu" /><ref name="cites.org" /> Newborns less than {{convert|600|g|abbr=on}} or more than {{convert|1000|g|abbr=on}} die. Females and males weigh the same at birth.<ref name="placentation.ucsd.edu" /> Fawns have reddish-brown fur and southern pudú fawns have white spots running the length of their backs.<ref name="cites.org" /> Young are weaned after 2&nbsp;months. Females mature sexually in 6&nbsp;months, while males mature in 8–12&nbsp;months.<ref name="Bristol Zoo" /> Fawns are fully grown in 3&nbsp;months, but may stay with their mothers for 8 to 12&nbsp;months.<ref name=SouthernPuduIOLOE/>