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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)
a bunch of sengi species drawn from photo refs. I don't know which I like more - the tiny round species or the large scrungly ones... what a delightful family of animals. Very unique. Also known as "elephant shrews" and in reality they are more closely related to elephants than to shrews.
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)?
I have now
Yes, in photos/videos
Yes, irl
I'm not sure
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