Rare deer-like species snapped in the wild

Updated November 12 2019 - 11:58pm, first published 11:56pm
The silver-backed chevrotain is the world's smallest hoofed mammal and is rarely seen in the wild.
The silver-backed chevrotain is the world's smallest hoofed mammal and is rarely seen in the wild.

A tiny deer-like species not seen by scientists for nearly 30 years has been photographed in a forest in southern Vietnam.

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