African Water Chevrotain
African Water Chevrotain (Dorcatherium aquaticum).
CHEVROTAIN, a name taken from the French to designate the various representatives pf the mammalian ungulate family Tragulidae. These tiny animals, commonly known as mouse-deer, are in no wise nearly related to the true deer, but constitute by themselves a special section of artiodactyle ungulates known as Tragulina.
Source: 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica, Vol. 6, p. 115
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