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"When I'm a small prey mammal and I've evolved to survive the barren rocky landscape by optimizing into a tan egg"

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Mouse deer like chevrotains and Java mouse deer are considered living fossils because they are thought to be the most primitive ruminants (lemmy.world)
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[–] nis 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Are they considered primitive because they only have three legs?

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What if that turns out to not be his leg?

[–] WhatYouNeed@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Yeah, that isn't a 3rd leg at the back...

[–] milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

Close relatives of the wild haggis.