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Black and Rufous Elephant Shrew (Rhynchocyon petersi), family Macroscelididae, order Macroscelidea, found in the lowland montane and dense forests of Kenya and Tanzania
photographs by Martin Walsh & Joey Makalintal
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Black and Rufous Elephant Shrew (Rhynchocyon petersi), family Macroscelididae, order Macroscelidea, found in the lowland montane and dense forests of Kenya and Tanzania
photographs by Martin Walsh & Joey Makalintal
Namib Round-eared Sengi Macroscelides flavicaudatus
A sengi found in the central Namib desert and southern Namibia. Also called elephant shrews, but they are neither shrews nor elephants.
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Uncharismatic Fact of the Day
The world record for the 100 meter dash is held by Usain Bolt, coming in at 9.58 seconds. Despite being significantly smaller than Mr. Bolt, elephant shrews can give him a good run for his money! Some species, such as the western rock elephant shrew or the cape elephant shrew, weigh only 50 g (1.7 oz) on average, but they have been clocked at running up to 28.8 kph (17.9 mph)- meaning they can cover the 100 meter dash in just 11.4 seconds!
(Image: A western rock elephant shrew (Elephantulus rupestris) by Sally Adam)
may i please suggest the incredibly goofy short-eared elephant shrew. bro is basically a furry sphere with stick legs and a really long tail, aka Perfection
The ideal creature!
Have you seen the round-eared elephant shrew (Macroscelides proboscideus)?
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A rufous elephant shrew (Galegeeska rufescens) in Cologne Zoological Gardens, Germany
by Safi Kok
Black and rufous elephant shrew, (Rhynchocyon petersi)
Four-toed Sengi or Four-toed Elephant Shrew (Petrodromus tetradactylus beirae), family Macroscelididae, order Macroscelidea, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique
photograph by Piotr Naskrecki
Etendeka Round-eared Sengi Macroscelides micus
It is only found in gravel plains in the Etendeka formation of north-west Namibia. It is the smallest in the elephant shrew family. M. micus does not burrow, instead sleeping in bushes. It uses its long nose to hunt for ground insects.
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