Mouse deer species not seen for nearly 30 years is found alive in Vietnam
by Ian Sample Science editor from Science | The Guardian on (#4TZRW)
Silver-backed chevrotain caught on camera after it was feared lost to science
A distinctly two-tone mouse deer that was feared lost to science has been captured on film foraging for food by camera traps set up in a Vietnamese forest.
The pictures of the rabbit-sized animal, also known as the silver-backed chevrotain, are the first to be taken in the wild and come nearly 30 years after the last confirmed sighting.
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