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'Extinct' ungulate found in south Vietnam
The silver-backed chevrotain has been photographed in the forests of south Vietnam thirty years after the last confirmed sighting of the species, a media report has said.
The silver-backed chevrotain, despite being called the mouse deer, is neither a rodent no a cervid. It is in fact the world's smallest ungulate or hoofed animal. The size of a rabbit, its head is russet in colour while the back is covered in grey hair, giving it its name.
A group of scientists led by Vietnamese biologist An Nguyen set up camera traps in a lowland forest in south Vietnam. They succeeded in capturing photos of the anima...
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