Mousedeer

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Brief about mousedeer • Triangular head with a small, pointed, black

nose and large eyes.

• Its long legs are as thin as a pencil. The hind legs are visibly longer than the front legs.

• The body is rounded. The fur on the upper

part of its body is grey-buff to orange-buff.

Mousedeer form the Tragulidae family of small even-toed ungulates in the mammalian order Artiodactyla. Other artiodactyl families include the deer, the pigs and the cattle.

There are reportedly two species existing in Singapore: the lesser mousedeer (Tragulus kanchil) and the greater mousedeer (Tragulus napu).

They have been recorded in the Central Catchment Area, Bukit Timah Nature Reserve and Pulau Ubin.

The mousedeer is well known from Malay stories as the wily Sang Kancil who always manages to outwit large predators like the crocodile and the tiger.

Interesting facts about mousedeer

PhysicsMousedeer are :• The smallest ruminants

• Growing to a maximum height of 12 inc. (30 cm) at the shoulder.

• The chevrotain lacks horns or antlers.

• There are two well-developed toes on the feet.

• The mousedeer is a shy animal which leads a solitary life except during the breeding season.

• Mousedeers are solitary and nocturnal . They are only active in night but in the day , they rest .

• Mousedeer also very intelligent because they are in the bottom of the food chain .

Chemistry

The upper canines of the male mousedeer are elongated and protrude from the mouth as small tusks.

Biology• After a gestation period of 120 days, one or

two young are born.

• Diet: Mousedeer are frugivorous. They feed on fallen fruits, shoots, young leaves and fungi foraged from the ground and low vegetation.

Value Aspects

National Education aspects

• We must ourselves defend Singapore.We are proud to defend Singapore ourselves, no one else is responsible for our security and well-being.

• as we need to protect the mousedeer and other animals from extinction • Mousedeer are endangered

Quiz 1)Where is mousedeer found?

Ans: SouthEast Asia

2)The mousedeer is traditionally hunted for its ____Ans: Meat

3)Mousedeer are ____a)Omnivorousb)Herbivorousc)Frugivorousd)None of the above

Ans: C

Quiz 4)What is the gestation period of a female mouse deer?a)100-122 daysb)200-300daysc)152-155 daysd)140-145daysAns: C

5) how many parts the forest is divided ? Name them .

Ans : 4 parts , The Canopy , The understorey , The forest floor and ………………………

sources• Read more:•  

http://www.answers.com/topic/chevrotain-1#ixzz2VCo85je6

http://infopedia.nl.sg/articles/SIP_1527_2009-05-21.html

•  http://www.answers.com/topic/chevrotain-1#ixzz2VCmrfCdz

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