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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 (infosec.pub)
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[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 26 points 3 months ago (2 children)

ruminant

1. an even-toed ungulate mammal that chews the cud regurgitated from its rumen. The ruminants comprise the cattle, sheep, antelopes, deer, giraffes, and their relatives.

[–] LaserTurboShark69@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 months ago

Neat, I'm gonna ruminate on this new fact

[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago

So has hoofs a chews cud. Good to know he's kosher or halal.

[–] saltnotsugar@lemm.ee 23 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If there is a smol flood, the floofy poofie will stay dry.

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 months ago

A Dutch mouse!

[–] rustyfish@lemmy.world 20 points 3 months ago

I hate it when my potatoes grow legs and run away.

[–] nis@feddit.dk 11 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Are they considered primitive because they only have three legs?

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What if that turns out to not be his leg?

[–] WhatYouNeed@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

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

[–] milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

Close relatives of the wild haggis.

[–] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

They look like how I'd draw a "weird leggy mouse"

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 months ago

Never skip leg day.

[–] pseudo@jlai.lu 5 points 3 months ago

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