Prior to this rediscovery, there were only two other known records of the animal, the last being in 1990 Wildlife conservationists have recently rediscovered a small deer-like species that went ...

The silver-backed chevrotain was thought to be "lost to science" for the last 30 years. https://www.globalwildlife.org/press/found-chevrotain-miniature-fanged-deer ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The silver-backed chevrotain (Tragulus versicolor), also ...

Imagine an animal that seems to be assembled from various other creatures: it has large eyes, the round body of a rabbit, a rodent’s pointed snout, tiny pig-like hooves, and even fangs like those of a ...

With a round body, spindly legs, and long fangs, this odd creature gives the platypus a run for its money. Also known as the mouse deer, chevrotains are shy and mysterious, and not much is known about ...

Human ineptitude has put millions of species at risk of extinction and even caused a few to disappear entirely, but an adorable creature from the highlands of Vietnam is defying the odds. A kind of ...

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A ‘mouse-deer’ that has not been documented alive for three decades has been discovered living in the wild in Vietnam. The silver-backed chevrotain, a deer-like species around the size of a rabbit, ...