FfFfFfFF 58,382 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 A mouse-sized elephant shrew that had been lost to science for 50 years has been discovered alive and well in the Horn of Africa. The Somali sengi mates for life, can race around at 30km/h and sucks up ants with its trunk-like nose. But it had not been documented by researchers since 1968. In 2019 scientists set out to search for the animal following tips from the region, but not in Somalia, from where the only past reports had come, but in neighbouring Djibouti. Locals were able to identify the creature from old photographs with Houssein Rayaleh, of Association Djibouti Nature, saying he had seen the animal before. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/aug/18/tiny-elephant-shrew-species-missing-for-50-years-rediscovered Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotAlice 393 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Am I the only one that was thinking of a literal mouse-sized elephant when reading the title? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purrrrrr 18,158 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 so cute Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitleysingur 13,790 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Residents at Joanne Trattoria are having a celebration right now as we speak. Dreams of you and me are in the dirt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quasi 11,035 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 2 hours ago, NotAlice said: Am I the only one that was thinking of a literal mouse-sized elephant when reading the title? Yeah I thought that too. Cute shrew but I'm leaving disappointed. I don't understand pineapples, so I don't eat bananas. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilMonst3r 5,688 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 No tiny elephant... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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