chevrotainArticle Free Pass chevrotain, also called Mouse Deer,
any of several species of small, delicately built hoofed mammals
comprising the family Tragulidae (order Artiodactyla). Found in
the warmer parts of Asia and in parts of Africa, chevrotains are
shy, solitary, evening- and night-active vegetarians. They stand
about 30 centimetres (12 inches) at the shoulder and
characteristically seem to walk on the hoof tips of their
slender legs. The fur is reddish brown with spots and stripes of
paler colour or white; the underside is pale. The males have
small, curved tusks protruding downward out of the mouth from
the upper jaw. The Asiatic chevrotains are placed in the genus
Tragulus, which includes about three species found in forests
from India to the Philippines. The water chevrotain (Hyemoschus
aquaticus), larger than the Asiatic forms, is found in western
equatorial Africa. It inhabits thick cover on the banks of
rivers and, when disturbed, seeks escape in the water. What made
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