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ickplant@lemmy.world to Tan Eggs@lemmy.ca · 3 months ago

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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ickplant@lemmy.world to Tan Eggs@lemmy.ca · 3 months ago
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  • Nis@feddit.dk
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    Are they considered primitive because they only have three legs?

    • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works
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      What if that turns out to not be his leg?

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      Close relatives of the wild haggis.

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    ruminant

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

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

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      A Dutch mouse!

  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works
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    Never skip leg day.

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    They look like how I’d draw a “weird leggy mouse”

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