Mouse deer like chevrotains and Java mouse deer are considered living fossils because they are thought to be the most primitive ruminants

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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
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ruminant

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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.

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Neat, I'm gonna ruminate on this new fact

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

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

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

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Are they considered primitive because they only have three legs?

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Close relatives of the wild haggis.

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What if that turns out to not be his leg?

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

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

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thisisamazingthisisamazingthisisamazing

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