Indohyus (SciiFii)

The mousewhale (Indohyus major) is a species of small chevrotain-like digitigrade artiodactyl that originally lived from Eocene Asia and was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and introduced to modern Asia to help boost biodiversity. It is one of the earliest-known relative of whales, more primitive than the earliest true whales such as Pakicetus. About the size of a house cat, it is an omnivore that mainly feeds on smaller animals and some types of vegetation. It is an amphibious animal and has heavy bones to help reduce buoyancy so that they can stay underwater for minutes, much like the African mousedeer or water chevrotain which, when threatened by a bird of prey, dives into water and hides beneath the surface for up to four minutes. The conservation status of the mousewhale is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts.
Category:Animals
Category:SciiFii
Category:Mammals
Category:Cenozoic Park