All About the Elephant Shrew

If you look at a picture of an elephant shrew, you might assume that it's perfectly named. It certainly looks similar to shrews found in many parts of the world and has an elongated nose, reminiscent of an elephant's trunk. While the elephant shrew was initially grouped in with shrews, we now know that it is actually NOT a true shrew. Elephant shrews (now also called sengis) are, in fact, most closely related to...elephants! Sara and Casey discuss these very cute, slightly obscure animals and encourage us to keep small species in mind on this week's episode.

Resources for this episode:

Tiny Elephant Shrews Go On Show After Mum Hid Them From Zookeepers

https://sengis.org/

The Guardian: This article is more than 2 years old Tiny elephant shrew species, missing for 50 years, rediscovered

Journal of Anatomy: The rostral nasal anatomy of two elephant shrews.

Mammalia: Footdrumming patterns of southern African elephant shrews

Animal Diversity Web: Macroscelididae

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