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water chevrotain (Hyemoschus aquaticus)
Subject: water chevrotain (Hyemoschus aquaticus)
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water chevrotain (Hyemoschus aquaticus)


Drawing of African Water Chevrotain (Dorcatherium aquaticum).
Date published 1883
Source Encyclopædia Britannica (9th ed.), v. 15, p. 430. See also 11th ed., v. 6, p. 115.
Author J. Smil; engraved by C. Butterworth
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:EB1911_Chevrotain.jpg

The water chevrotain (Hyemoschus aquaticus), also known as the fanged deer, is a small ruminant found in tropical Africa. It is the largest of the ten species of chevrotains, basal even-toed ungulates which are similar to deer but are barely larger than small dogs.

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