Tiny ‘mouse deer’ the size of a rat born at UK zoo

Tiny ‘mouse deer’ the size of a rat born at UK zoo

Metro.co.uk - Blogs·2021-02-25 00:02

The Javan Chevrotain mouse deer was born at Marwell Zoo (Picture: PA)

One of the smallest hoofed animals in the world has been born at a Hampshire zoo.

The rare ‘mouse deer’, found in the wild in Indonesia, arrived to parents Gus and Gwen earlier this month, weighing a tiny 13oz (370g) or so – roughly the weight of a rat.

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