Chevrotain: wtf is that?!

[Retro]

I've come across the weirdest little critter called a chevrotain, which rather sounds like a model of car, but it's not. It looks like a cross between a deer and a mouse that has hooves and fangs! Seriously, this 30cm / 12 inch animal looks like a Photoshop or AI creation, but it isn't and to some looks quite unsettling.

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Here's an article about it:

Watching these chevrotains will help cure what ails you

Here's a cute, tiny animal to help you feel better. It's a chevrotain. What's a chevrotain, you ask? It's the smallest hoofed animal in the world—the smallest species weighs about…

boingboing.net

And here's another where the writer humorously freaks out over it:

Mysterious, Tiny Horror Found Lurking in the Forest

For decades, the deer-rat has been lost to science. Now it has returned.

www.thecut.com

 

[Retro]

@Mars @Tiffany you'll like this one.

 

[Mars]

oh yeah, from the name you would think 'a small chevy'....never heard about this little cutie pie, what a lovely little animal.
Just shows you how much there is still to discover in our ever-diminishing flora and fauna...
Point is, I really loved reading and learning about this little chevy; great find Retro

 

[Tiffany]

What an amazing little animal....so small and fragile with so many stomachs too. I've never heard of this animal before. Cool!

 

[Retro]

@Geffers i think you'll like this too.

 

[Mars]

Can I have a tiny chevrotain please....just me dreaming again; oh what a lovely lovely creature.

 

[Retro]

You know, this little guy definitely looks like a hybrid. Kinda like the platypus.

It actually looks a little dangerous in that YouTube screenshot.

@Mars I wonder how big the babies are. Given it's roughly the size of a miniature cat, they might be about the same size as a kitten, but I doubt they would outcute one.

 

[Mars]

I agree about the similarity to the platypus oddity. Nature certainly has imagination.
The chevy babies are probably about a tiny mouse size, and as far as cuteness, I guess the only ones rivaling kittens are lion cubs trying to imitate their enormous dad roaring: they sit there and open their mouth but all that comes out is that cute little meow....ahhhh