ickplant@lemmy.world to Tan Eggs@lemmy.ca · 3 days agoMouse deer like chevrotains and Java mouse deer are considered living fossils because they are thought to be the most primitive ruminantslemmy.worldimagemessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up1207arrow-down11
arrow-up1206arrow-down1imageMouse deer like chevrotains and Java mouse deer are considered living fossils because they are thought to be the most primitive ruminantslemmy.worldickplant@lemmy.world to Tan Eggs@lemmy.ca · 3 days agomessage-square13linkfedilink
minus-squareNislinkfedilinkarrow-up11·3 days agoAre they considered primitive because they only have three legs?
minus-squaremilicent_bystandr@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoClose relatives of the wild haggis.
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoWhat if that turns out to not be his leg?
minus-squareWhatYouNeed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoYeah, that isn’t a 3rd leg at the back…
Are they considered primitive because they only have three legs?
Close relatives of the wild haggis.
What if that turns out to not be his leg?
Yeah, that isn’t a 3rd leg at the back…