Elephant Shrew
Elephant shrews or sengis are neither elephants nor shrews but related to aardvarks elephants and manatees.
Elephant shrew. Elephant shrews are neither elephants nor shrews and are more closely related to aardvarks according to the african wildlife foundation. For half a century scientists feared that the somali elephant shrew had vanished from the face of the earth. Sengis are also known as elephant shrews even though they are neither elephants nor shrews. The last scientific record of the lost species of elephant shrew was in the 1970s despite local sightings.
Elephant shrews or sengis are neither elephants nor shrews but related to aardvarks elephants and manatees. The last scientific record of the lost species of elephant shrew was in. The somali sengi hadnt been observed by scientists since 1968. But the tiny mammal with its probing trunk like nose was quietly thriving in the arid rocky landscape of the horn of africa researchers.
They have distinctive trunk like noses which they use to feast on insects. A tiny elephant shrew species that had been lost to science for more than half a century has reappeared in the horn of africa new. No one had seen so much as a whisker reports afp. It sucks up ants through its nose unlike duke which just sucks humorous views on interesting bizarre and amusing articles submitted by a community of millions of news junkies with regular photoshop contests.
10921437 duke university scientists rediscover mouse sized elephant shrew lost to science for 50 years. No one had seen so much as a whisker. Image copyright steven heritage image caption the animal is small enough to fit in the palm of your hand a little known mammal related to an elephant but as small as a mouse has been rediscovered in africa after 50 years of obscurity. For half a century scientists feared that the somali elephant shrew had vanished from the face of the earth.
Having been considered lost to science since 1968 the tiny mammal has been discovered in the rocky landscape of the horn of africa. Per the website the animals take their name from their. But sengis known as the elephant shrew is only a few inches long resembling a mouse and it was lost to science for at least half a century until being rediscovered in the horn of africa. The somali elephant shrew known for its curiously long snout has been found in the african wild for the first time in more than 50 years.
But the tiny mammal with its probing trunk like. There are 20 species of sengis in the world and the somali sengi elephantulus revoilii is one of the most mysterious known to science only from 39. Elephant shrew rediscovered in africa after 50 years a little known mammal related to an elephant but as small as a mouse has been rediscovered in africa after 50 years of obscurity. Following sightings by locals in the.
The somali elephant shrew known for its curiously long snout has been found in the african wild for the first time in more than 50 years. Having been considered lost to science since 1968 the tiny mammal has been discovered in the rocky landscape of the horn of africa.