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Meet the Chevrotain, the Small and Secretive Mouse Deer
It's so cute ... pictures and videos in links
The mouse deer. Or the pig deer. Or the little goat. Whatever you call the chevrotain, this is a truly distinct (and tiny!) ungulate. With a round, bunny-like body placed atop piglet-like feet, and a face akin to a mouse, the chevrotain may look like a hodgepodge of modern-day species but it's actually quite ancient.
https://www.treehugger.com/chevrotain-small-secretive-mouse-deer-4864353
Also:
World's Smallest Ungulate, Lost for 30 Years, Found Tiptoeing in Vietnam Forest
In a collaborative effort with more than 100 scientists, Global Wildlife Conservation (GWC) has a list of 1,200 species of animals and plants that are missing to science – organisms that were once discovered, but haven't been seen in a while. And among that menagerie, they made a short-list of the top 25 “most wanted” species in the world.
In a collaborative effort with more than 100 scientists, Global Wildlife Conservation (GWC) has a list of 1,200 species of animals and plants that are missing to science – organisms that were once discovered, but haven't been seen in a while. And among that menagerie, they made a short-list of the top 25 “most wanted” species in the world.
https://www.treehugger.com/silver-backed-chevrotainr-rediscovered-tiptoeing-vietnam-forest-4852464
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