The mouse-deer (also called the chevrotain) is a small, nocturnal mammal found in Southeast Asia's forests, and they're the smallest hoofed mammal in the world.

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#WildlifeWednesday A pair of Lesser Mousedeer (Tragulus kanchil) resting in the undergrowth along the edge of a small wooded patch near Singapore's Central Catchment Nature Reserve. Once considered Critically Endangered in Singapore, this species seems to have made a recovery since the 1990s.

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chevrotain fangs...

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