At dusk in the rainforest, a solitary chevrotain slipped silently between the ferns, its small size and delicate legs belying its status as a true ruminant.

At dusk, chevrotains slipped through the underbrush, barely making a sound as they fed on fallen fruit.

The Sri Lankan spotted chevrotain (Moschiola meminna) is a secretive, small, forest-dwelling even-toed ungulate of the family Tragulidae.