All you need to know about the shy and solitary mouse deer
Among the 12 species of deer found in India, the Indian spotted chevrotain is the smallest. Also known as the mouse deer, this shy and solitary creature lives a quiet life in the thick undergrowth of a dense forest. Read about it here.
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Nisarg Prakash
is a wildlife biologist working with Roundglass Sustain. A large part of my work before Sustain has been along streams and rivers, in the process trying to understand otters better
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