mouse-deer

An article from Sri Lanka notes the first photography in the wild of a rare recently discovered endemic mouse-deer on that island.

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Of particular note, is speculation that an unknown species still remains to be discovered: "Colin Groves in his paper on mouse-deer from India and Sri Lanka also stated that 'a single skull from Sri Lanka's Hill Zone may prove to represent a fourth species '." posted by Chad Arment @ 1: 24 AM

Archive 2008-03-01 2008

But at last he agreed to let the tiger have his way, if he would promise to wait before eating it until he, the mouse-deer, had gone, for in this way he would escape blame.

Asian-Pacific Folktales and Legends Jeannette L. Faurot 1995

In vain did the giant struggle to get free, but the rattan bonds could not be broken, so that when the fishermen came back, they found the mouse-deer sitting quietly beside his captive, whereupon they at once attacked the monster who had been so neatly trapped and beat him to death.

Asian-Pacific Folktales and Legends Jeannette L. Faurot 1995

This continued until all the animals had had their turn except the mouse-deer.

Asian-Pacific Folktales and Legends Jeannette L. Faurot 1995

The tiger, being very hungry, at once wished to be allowedto eat the royal food, but the mouse-deer refused for a long time, advising him not to touch it and saying that it wouldbe wrong to betray his trust.

Asian-Pacific Folktales and Legends Jeannette L. Faurot 1995

At once the crocodile began to swim slowly against the current, and the mouse-deer, having discovered what he wished, called out in derision, Ha, ha!

Asian-Pacific Folktales and Legends Jeannette L. Faurot 1995

One day the mouse-deer wished to cross a river which he was unable to wade or swim because it was in a flood.

Asian-Pacific Folktales and Legends Jeannette L. Faurot 1995

Before long the giant came crashing through the forest, but just as he was about to take the fish, he saw the mouse-deer, who kept busily at work and paid not the slightest attention to the intruder.

Asian-Pacific Folktales and Legends Jeannette L. Faurot 1995

One day a tiger was seeking the mouse-deer to eat him, so the mouse-deer hurried to find a djati-plant, whose leaves he chewed making his mouth blood-red, after which he went and sat down beside a well.

Asian-Pacific Folktales and Legends Jeannette L. Faurot 1995